Word: cordons
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...more than just the physical distance, there is a mental separation that grows from the time one enters Harvard. A wall is not the only thing to cordon off the Yard. I didn't know that Uncle Louis was dying--at least no more than he had been for the past 10 years--until he was gone. It's not that I fulfill some stereotype, caught up in my papers and projects. The subtle hints that are the fluency of familial conversation are lost over the phone. Quivering hands far away are not observed when fingers move to write...
...Bush dispatches Texas Rangers to Tallahassee to seize Florida ballots, "just to be on the safe side." The Rangers are joined by Florida State Troopers loyal to Florida Governor Jeb ("El Exigente") Bush. They cordon off the Florida State Election Commission with armored vehicles...
...offending artist. Hence the fiasco. But I digress. The supertuscan promiscuously blends a veritable smorgasbord of internationally known grape varieties. The veneer of its glamor has faded as Chianti producers have since rebounded. The supertuscan’s meretricious colors are shining through. Happily, a cordon sanitaire has been placed around these charlatans. It is not Chianti. I refuse to dignify it. Nolle prosequi...
...blue jeans, a sweatshirt and a pair of construction boots, sitting with his head in his hands. He doesn't seem the high-roller type, nor does it seem that his luck has been all that good. Sitting by himself on a set of steps behind a red velvet cordon, he shouldn't be where he is. For the moment, though, no one's making any effort to move him. Things all around me are getting decidedly ugly. It's time to return to Mohegan...