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cordons (off)

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present tense third-person singular of cordon (off)

as in fences (in)

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closes in

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Get that reconciliation right, and the claim closes in two days.

— Alberto Gimeno, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Food and liquid must move from the mouth to the stomach while the airway closes in a fraction of a second to keep material out of the lungs.

— Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026

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