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cordoned (off)

verb

past tense of cordon (off)

as in hemmed (in)

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No, Costco warehouses will be closed in observance of Independence Day, according to the company.

— Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 July 2026
After Merritt Foods closed in 1991, Wells Dairy in Le Mars, Iowa — known as the ice cream capital of the world — acquired the recipe and branding.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026

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Representatives from hostile states like Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea are circumscribed in their movements, typically limited to a small radius around their official posts—an embassy, a consulate, a permanent mission to the UN.

— Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Eventually, the area in the Pentagon where reporters were allowed was circumscribed to a single corridor outside the press room – even though the public affairs officers who worked most closely with reporters were in an office on the other side of the 6½-million-square-foot building.

— Kathy Kiely, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026

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While no official cause of death has been released and no charges have been made in Wells’ case, his death sparked racial tensions and widespread scrutiny after photos showed Wells surrounded by White friends while on the trip.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Like its rooms, all three restaurants face the ocean; don’t miss dinner at the Ocean Grill, where you’ll be surrounded by three walls of 30-foot-tall floor-to-ceiling windows.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

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