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As before, the entrance was barricaded - this time with bed slats wedged against the stairs to the first-floor property.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Ahead of the Lyon rally, some residents living near the march's planned route had barricaded the ground floor windows of their apartments, fearing unrest.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
Im did not clarify how — or with what — the suspect barricaded himself.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026
The man and the two other people ran back to the nearby apartment and barricaded themselves inside, DHS said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
Five minutes later, they were barricaded in Moaning Myrtle’s out-of-order bathroom once again.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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