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barbed

[bahrbd] / bɑrbd /


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That October, a white sign went up on a barbed wired fence near the Crawford’s home.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

It is not confirmed that the land surrounded by barbed wire has been bought by companies linked to Kushner, who presented a plan for development projects in Albania two years ago.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The group - consisting of about eight to ten tourists - reached the ground and made their way to the edge of the site, which was surrounded by a barbed wire fence.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

By figuring out how to economically mass produce barbed wire, Glidden certainly solved a problem.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Well, I would not care, I would forget her and her barbed words.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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