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The cornered head of the Pentagon has responded to the scrutiny of Signalgate with a series of purges, firing senior advisers and top aides over fear of leaks.

Just after she emerged from the plane, she was cornered by a Sky News reporter, David Blevins, who happened to be on her flight.

"Security forces are tackling several gunmen who are cornered in one part of the building," he is quoted as saying.

I got drunk at a party and cornered a historian to ask for his guidance on research.

We were at the Season 7 wrap party for “Young Sheldon” and Steve Holland, one of our executive producers and creators, came out of the elevator and I cornered him.