perimeter
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Tees Valley Wildlife Trust said flooding and damage to the colony's perimeter fence contributed to difficult conditions for the birds.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Pori, through his real-estate firm Kingsbarn Realty Capital, wants to build something similar to what Hazel Green Ranch’s former owner had proposed: a 150-room lodge and cabins scattered around the meadow’s perimeter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Dozens of locals, some equipped with binoculars and long-lensed cameras, gathered near the air base's perimeter fence to watch the highly anticipated arrival of the jets.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
We park on the perimeter of a field, in the shade of a row of lindens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
They swerve and cross the length of the field, tour its perimeter, and then swing back around.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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Lieu expressed concern that security perimeters would be so large during the Games that drop-off points would be even more distant, necessitating walks of up to half an hour, discouraging fans from taking buses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
But the president pulled back from that threat Saturday, saying the "perimeters" of a deal were there.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
He appeared to suggest progress towards an agreement had been made, saying that the "perimeters of a deal has been agreed to".
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Police may close roads, establish perimeters, kettle crowds, redirect traffic, block movement, and call those acts public order.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
His fingers made a soft grating noise with each invisible circle drawn around the perimeters of the boy’s head.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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