marked off
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When the agreement went into effect in October 2025, the Yellow Line marked off territory comprising about 53% of Gaza.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
At the hospital in Rwampara, one of the epicentres of a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a simple plastic strip marked off the isolation centre for patients, yet to be built.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
The fights mostly carried on without much reaction, except for some light grumbling as the guys marked off the matches where they’d put money on the wrong fighter.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2024
The jungle areas that have been searched have been marked off with tape and whistles have been left in case the children come across those areas and can use them to call help.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
To one side, where I had cut down the last three rows of corn, Dad had marked off a long rectangle with twine wrapped around stakes in the ground.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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