concertina
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The concertina wire used to barricade the road has been moved to one side and local people and flocks of sheep can be seen making their way down.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025
Some desperate enough might even try to jump over all the newly installed concertina wire.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2025
The outsiders drove their pickup trucks slowly by the gate of the park, peering out their windows, looking past the concertina wire and National Guardsmen and state troopers for drama.
From Slate • Jan. 31, 2024
One she focused on came on Sept. 20, when agents cut new holes in concertina wire even though there was already a hole 15 feet away.
From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2023
She says that crews are busy locking away the beaches behind a network of concertina wire and huge wooden jacks called chevaux de frise.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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Musical Instruments - Middle School
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