cordon
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As armed guards maintained a cordon around a nearby village, Washington questioned the decision to release on bail five men arrested near the Royal Air Force Fairford base in southwest England.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Around 85 households were evacuated from the village early Sunday, and had to stay elsewhere overnight as a police cordon remained in place around the Whelford on Monday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
A spokesperson said crime scene investigators would continue to work at the scene and a police cordon was "expected to remain in place for some time".
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
A police van remains at the scene at the cordon of the cul-de-sac.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The men on the Redwyne galleys had grown lax after so long, however, and they had slipped through the cordon smooth as black satin.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Officers set up cordons on surrounding roads to prevent people from heading to the coast.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
At the scene, several police cordons were deployed at various locations inside and outside the station, according to images published by local media.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
By Monday crowds of people had gathered at the edges of the cordons around the Union Corner site.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Outside, a large crowd had gathered behind police cordons.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
And in the twilight pale Above his crimson trail, The stars move out their cordons still and bright.
From Later Poems by Bliss Carman
Police cordoned off most of the area around the base following the arrests on Sunday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The street was cordoned off by police and fire officers could be seen knocking on the doors of neighbouring homes.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Large chunks of concrete could be seen scattered around and inside the collapsed area, while orange traffic cones cordoned off the site as workers surveyed the damage.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The scene around the shooting was cordoned off on Sunday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
The ribbons that cordoned off the apparition area shook, too.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Security was tight for the visit, with Berlin cordoning off flag-lined streets and deploying large numbers of police.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The key is ‘alignment,’ which improves capability while cordoning off dangerous knowledge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Helicopter footage captured by NBC4 showed police tape cordoning off a section of the residential street, where a large number of emergency responders were gathered.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
Immediately after Cox was fired and Richardson and Ruckelshaus had resigned, Nixon’s chief of staff, Alexander M. Haig, ordered the cordoning off of all three of their offices.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2024
The incident caused major delays to trains at the station in the early morning rush, with police cordoning off the station and setting up large white curtains around the attack scene.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2023
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