mark out
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Albanians have been protesting against the project for months, but it was when barbed wire appeared six weeks ago to mark out the boundaries of the complex that anger erupted.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Well, Mr. Smil advises, mark out a distance of 41 feet in your house or backyard, then imagine a human spanning it in a single second.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Organisers of the event in Atlanta said that police assigned to mark out the route had to respond to an emergency call, which led to confusion from the lead vehicle.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
I was never sporty, but I’d mark out the pitch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2024
She began to mark out the patches of gray, with the sticks jammed in the ground and the string looped around them.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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