perimeter
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Surveillance camera footage captured Mott scaling an 8-foot fence topped with barbed wire at the perimeter of the airport in just 15 seconds, then walking across the runway.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
TV footage showed police commandos in fatigues entering the Senate building in Manila early on Wednesday evening, with anti-riot policemen with shields and helmets surrounding the perimeter.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
"Late last night, a trespasser breached airport security at Denver Int'l Airport, deliberately scaled a perimeter fence, and ran out onto a runway," Duffy said in a statement.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
A person who jumped a perimeter fence and was hit by an airplane taking off from Denver International Airport died in the incident, the airport said Saturday.
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
It takes up the entirety of the tent save for a raised path along the perimeter, a winding loop that begins at the tent entrance and circles around.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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