barricaded
adjective
bar·ri·cad·ed
ˈber-ə-ˌkā-dəd 
ˈba-rə-;
ˌber-ə-ˈkā-,
ˌba-rə-
: protected or blocked by a barricade
a barricaded building
a barricaded street/door
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In its statement Wednesday, the school said that the barricaded doors have created a fire hazard, and many toilets in the building are reportedly no longer working, according to the statement.
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Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 24 Apr. 2024
Once inside, Kennedy was nearby when Vice President Mike Pence was evacuated from the Senate chamber and was part of a crowd pushing to get through a barricaded door into the House chamber.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
As of the early afternoon, the resident remained barricaded inside their home.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 23 Aug. 2023
Authorities went on to introduce tear gas into the house with the barricaded subject, who turned himself in shortly afterward.
—Jody Serrano / Gizmodo, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
And, armed and likely unstable, he was found dead after exchanging fire with police who burst through a barricaded door to confront him.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2024
Hundreds of voters waited up to six hours in a line that wrapped around the embassy for a whole block and zigzagged along barricaded corridors set up by police.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
The Kansas City Police Department set up a tactical response for an armed, barricaded suspect, according to Capt. Jake Becchina, a department spokesperson.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024
The Justice Department reports cited widespread failures and named the former Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo for not treating the gunman as an active shooter instead of a barricaded subject.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 24 Apr. 2024
Once inside, Kennedy was nearby when Vice President Mike Pence was evacuated from the Senate chamber and was part of a crowd pushing to get through a barricaded door into the House chamber.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
As of the early afternoon, the resident remained barricaded inside their home.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 23 Aug. 2023
Authorities went on to introduce tear gas into the house with the barricaded subject, who turned himself in shortly afterward.
—Jody Serrano / Gizmodo, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
And, armed and likely unstable, he was found dead after exchanging fire with police who burst through a barricaded door to confront him.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2024
Hundreds of voters waited up to six hours in a line that wrapped around the embassy for a whole block and zigzagged along barricaded corridors set up by police.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
The Kansas City Police Department set up a tactical response for an armed, barricaded suspect, according to Capt. Jake Becchina, a department spokesperson.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024
The Justice Department reports cited widespread failures and named the former Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo for not treating the gunman as an active shooter instead of a barricaded subject.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
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