barbed wire
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Dolly Parton’s estate has claimed that the late country music icon’s nephew, Bryan Seaver, went to extraordinary lengths to evade being served with a summons—including allegedly draping barbed wire around the entrance to his property.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
My coffee table is made of aluminum and resembles barbed wire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
I had expected a prison van but instead a small, grey Hyundai i30 hatchback drove past us at speed and into the secure compound behind a security gate and barbed wire perimeter.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Before Sánchez took office, he railed against the barbed wire fence crisscrossing Ceuta’s ridgeline, claiming Spain had a moral duty toward refugees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
I hurry forward, kneel down, and push the bundle through the barbed wire.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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