cordon
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A police cordon is in place at the Airport Road entrance to the harbour estate.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
About 10 police vehicles were in attendance, with a Lime bike, cement lorry, two cars and a moped parked within the cordon.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Officers were seen patrolling the cordon and shouted at several cyclists who at one point attempted to pass through a cycle lane within the cordon.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
The kid’s joy is as stratospheric as the plane; he adores everything but the airline’s chicken cordon bleu.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Another group of constables armed with rifles formed a cordon around the crowd.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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