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spiky

[spahy-kee] / ˈspaɪ ki /
















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Spiky metal tank traps - called hedgehogs - have mushroomed at strategic locations.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2022

Investigators testified that they tried to figure out the identities of Spiky Belt, Shaved Head and the others, with no success.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2019

Spiky, unpredictable and specializing in a form of working-class poetry, the band was never a huge commercial success but had a big influence on other artists.

From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2018

Spiky, unpredictable and poetic, the band was never a huge commercial success but had a big influence on other artists.

From Washington Times • Jan. 24, 2018

Then Miss Violet of the Very Spiky Heels tapped her baton again.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt




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