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  • verb Present participle of cordon.

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Examples

  • Quick action by the Agriculture Department in cordoning off the diseased area made the wheat crop for 1969 (the year the Apollo 9 flew) the largest in our history.

    Wayne Hale's NASA Blog: Making the Case - NASA Watch 2009

  • Councilwoman Kerry Collins-Leggett said a policy could include provisions such as cordoning off areas where alcohol is used and requiring police to be there when the alcohol is sold.

    The Facts: News 2009

  • Councilwoman Kerry Collins-Leggett said a policy could include provisions such as cordoning off areas where alcohol is used and requiring police to be there when the alcohol is sold.

    The Facts: News 2009

  • Councilwoman Kerry Collins-Leggett said a policy could include provisions such as cordoning off areas where alcohol is used and requiring police to be there when the alcohol is sold.

    The Facts: News 2009

  • Paparazzi were having a field day capturing photos of the incoming crowd, but they were kept at bay by very tight security and velvet ropes cordoning off the area.

    Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011

  • Paparazzi were having a field day capturing photos of the incoming crowd, but they were kept at bay by very tight security and velvet ropes cordoning off the area.

    Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011

  • I asked her about it in the schoolyard, the rough white bandage covering the accident of her marriage, tapes cordoning off the scene of the crime.

    Sparking a sneeze Gill Hoffs 2011

  • The Chicago Police Bomb and Arson Unit rushed to the scene, clearing and cordoning off the area around the 1201 W.

    Fake Hand Grenade Found At Goodwill Store Will Guzzardi 2011

  • But a lot of it is just because I prefer cordoning off that part of my imagination.

    Geek confession time « 2009

  • "Milk cleanup on aisle nine" will have a whole new meaning when it triggers a mass evacuation, a cordoning off of the neighborhood and a call to the guys in the biohazard suits.

    It's Hard to Take the EPA Seriously on This 2011

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