perimeter
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The jet then tore through a perimeter fence, bashing an SUV traveling on a public road and hitting a second fence line separating an area where robotaxis were parked, she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Some days in middle school, during gym class, my daughter went outside and walked the perimeter of the school.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
It would be hard to penetrate the heavy security perimeter around the summit and Trump, the U.S. officials assessed, especially with such a conspicuous weapon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
I had expected a prison van but instead a small, grey Hyundai i30 hatchback drove past us at speed and into the secure compound behind a security gate and barbed wire perimeter.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
One night, he was with Rita at their house, in an isolated area outside Fairfax, when they thought that they heard something moving around the perimeter of the house.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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Police may close roads, establish perimeters, kettle crowds, redirect traffic, block movement, and call those acts public order.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Setting those perimeters impressed producers while also shaping her personal and creative evolution.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
It would require combat troops to secure perimeters, engineers with excavating equipment to search through debris and check for mines and booby traps, and special-operations forces with expertise in handling nuclear material.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
"However, officers were required to enforce... life-saving guidelines when crowds later exceeded authorised capacity and seemingly attempted to breach security perimeters into the Old City," they said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
For one thing, every day, the perimeters of her former estate seemed to double, as did the contents of her almari and coffer boxes.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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