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fence

[fens] / fɛns /






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Workers were seen assembling domed arches and a staging area, which based on online renderings, will form an octagon-shaped ring surrounded by a wire-mesh fence and thousands of temporary seats.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

He developed power and a knack for hitting balls over El Camino Real’s left-field fence during batting practice.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

No participant is deemed too insignificant—down to the man who drove a tractor through a border fence that day.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Images on social media showed a person scaling the fence in a costume that included a smiley face head with sunglasses, prompting the monkeys to scatter.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

When we got to the Herdmans’, there were three or four kids lined up outside the fence, and Louella marched up and said to Imogene Herdman, “You give me back my baby brother!”

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson




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