barbed
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She describes it as if "heated barbed wire" were wrapped around her abdomen: "It's like my organs are being pulled apart."
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Higdon rolled under a barbed wire fence to escape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
I had expected a prison van but instead a small, grey Hyundai i30 hatchback drove past us at speed and into the secure compound behind a security gate and barbed wire perimeter.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The album was preceded in May by “Rough and Twisted,” a wandering blues number with riffs like barbed wire, and “In the Stars,” which softens arena rock with polished backing vocals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Funny how it had barbed wire at the top, as if anyone would try to get into school if they didn’t have to be there.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
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