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

The pockmarked earth on Johannesburg's eastern fringe, until last week a humble cattle kraal ringed with barbed wire, now stands as the unlikely centre of South Africa's latest gold fever.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

A woman waiting for endometriosis treatment has said the pain she experiences is like having barbed wire in her body.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 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

It was a collage of shredded roof tiles surrounding a red heart covered in barbed wire.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake