barbed wire
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AFP journalists saw long lines of police wagons, horse patrols, barbed wire around government buildings, and large numbers of plainclothes officers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
On May 30, locals and activists protest the installation of fences and barbed wire around the site, marking the start of a broader protest movement against the project.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
His custom designs range variously include the Miesha name, a half-lady ghost-butterfly, splattered imagery, quotes in cursive and barbed wire lettering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Tons of trash, ridden with glass and barbed wire, had to be removed from Nachusa in tractor trailers before the first of the bison could be reintroduced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
More often a guard would chase him away from the gate or from standing near the high fence with the barbed wire along the top of it.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
