barbed

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A collection of small, wall-mounted sculptures, he combined fragments of found and recycled steel and welded them into forms of chains, sharp tools, barbed wire and other metal objects.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Angela Rayner's speech to a group of Labour activists on Tuesday night was arch, barbed, punchy and unflinching.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

In Jhapa, soldiers with armoured trucks manned barbed wire barricades around the counting centre.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

The O’Smach building in which they were held was surrounded by high corrugated iron walls topped with barbed wire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

They all stop when they get to the line of elm trees with the single strand of barbed wire stretching between them.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish