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twine

[twahyn] / twaɪn /




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For now, all there is to see is a staked out area, with posts connected by twine.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

The jagged glass shards sewn with twine along the edges are like those vernacular security measures sometimes taken to prevent an invader from climbing over a wall.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2024

Flower People corrals plants by placing parallel rows of 5-foot-tall posts every 10 feet along a row and wrapping the perimeter with sturdy baling twine.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2024

After a customer picks out a tree, workers remove loose needles and wrap it in a web of twine using a baler machine.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2023

He petted the wiry twine as if it were fur.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds




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