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perimeter

[puh-rim-i-ter] / pəˈrɪm ɪ tər /


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AwareCA pulls evacuation updates and fire perimeter maps from official sources in near-real time and allows local fire and police departments to post updates directly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

It said security camera footage confirmed Morley had breached the prison's perimeter fence and escaped in his prison uniform.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Outside the perimeter fence, daily life bears little resemblance to the military activity unfolding inside.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Within a year, the museum said it will also have video surveillance of its entire perimeter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

I was about to become part of a country that was much more rich and interesting because it had no walls built around its perimeter.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

Watch Duty exploded in popularity by providing up-to-the-minute firefighting updates, fire perimeters, and on-the-scene reports to people previously stuck navigating a fractured system of emergency alerts that gave minimal information.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

But the president pulled back from that threat Saturday, saying the "perimeters" of a deal were there.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

He appeared to suggest progress towards an agreement had been made, saying that the "perimeters of a deal has been agreed to".

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

Police may close roads, establish perimeters, kettle crowds, redirect traffic, block movement, and call those acts public order.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

They crawled on their stalk legs around the curved perimeters of the glass as if the world had shrunk to that jar.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd


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