fence
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McKay climbed the back fence and tried to squeeze through an 8-by-12-inch doggie door that led to a back washroom.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
A garden fence may need a fresh coat after only a few years because weather has gradually worn the surface down.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Most swam around a border fence and at least 100 people died during the crossing, according to figures from Ceuta's mayor.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Instead, we met at Gloria’s brownstone and laid flowers along the fence outside her door.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Ray comes to the fence and rests his arms on it.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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Clearly, the fences weren't robust enough, and that is exactly what she says we are seeing with AI guardrails right now.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Such materials could improve protection for cultural heritage sites, cars, major structures, and even ordinary garden fences.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
But the administration has hidden the park—and the rest of the White House grounds—behind tall chain-link fences for much of the summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
It also agreed to give homeowners extra time to comply with more onerous requirements, such as upgrading or replacing wooden fences and sheds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
We ran full out into town, knowing all the while that fence cutters were heading for fences near about as fast.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
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It is fenced in and gilded, with literal gold.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
On the Estonian side, antitank obstacles called dragon’s teeth are splayed along a small section of the riverbank, fenced in by barbed wire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
“These people here are trying to live the American dream,” he said, driving by a cluster of RVs in a fenced yard landscaped with young trees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The issue is that once-free premium features are fenced off at higher prices, and the more-cost-effective options work nowhere near as well.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Parts of the structure were used as a vocational shop until the roof burned down in 1984, when the building was permanently closed—boarded up and fenced in though, inexplicably, not removed.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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The protest involved dozens of people walking on public footpaths and then going through a gap in the metal fencing around the site to access the private land.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
We got out at the northwestern edge of the lagoon, where there are swaths of land that have been churned up by heavy machinery, stretches of gravel, and remnants of fencing.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Ashton, the father of an 11-year-old girl, said he has installed new fencing and a privacy screen so his business cannot be seen from the day care.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Our U.S. employees turn bare metal into products like aircraft components, fencing, windows, accessibility ramps, truck bodies, solar racking and thousands of other products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
After volleyball practice, I reminded Nicole and Ana that fencing tryouts were coming up.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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