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barbed

[bahrbd] / bɑrbd /


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On the Estonian side, antitank obstacles called dragon’s teeth are splayed along a small section of the riverbank, fenced in by barbed wire.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

In Bidur, scores of anxious relatives peered through the barbed wire separating the football ground from the road, hoping to see the familiar face of a loved one.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Higdon rolled under a barbed wire fence to escape.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 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

We marched along a path between twisted rolls of barbed wire and through a wide gate into a compound of low tin-roofed barracks.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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