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His friends tied scarves around him, hoisted him up the wall, back into Iran.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024

In the video description, Furlan said she climbed up the wall and grabbed the dog out of the coyote’s mouth.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2024

“The video of that crab-walk up the wall looked like something out of a movie.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023

"The door to the storage room is located approximately midway up the wall and is reachable by several wooden stairs."

From Salon • Jul. 6, 2023

He turned and crossed the room, flicking on another light, and opened ;a narrow cupboard halfway up the wall.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford




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