perimeter
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The unnamed individual had after leapt over a perimeter fence two minutes before the impact, said the carrier.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
"DEN can confirm that the pedestrian jumped the perimeter fence and was hit just two minutes later while crossing the runway," the statement said.
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
In 2020, a Southwest Airlines plane landing at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport struck and killed a man who had hopped the perimeter fence.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
Around the same time, an ambulance arrived as about 100 event attendees were escorted out of the secured event perimeter.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
But this has left the center of the cavernous hold dark, except for the faint glow of stasis gel barrels between empty pods around the perimeter.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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