barbed
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Peace turned out to be no less barbed with difficulties than war.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
So who is the father of barbed wire?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Four spent their military service stationed near the heavily fortified inter-Korean border, known for barbed wire, harsh winters and intense training.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
“I’m leaving here even more concerned than I was when I arrived,” Padilla said, as the detention facility, surrounded by barbed wire, loomed behind him.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026
His words were exactly what made me worry, as I wandered the ghetto beneath moonlight instead of streetlights because the electricity was out, back to the loose place in the barbed wire fence.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Vocabulary lists containing barbed
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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