barbed
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It’s Brooke’s vulnerability that gives the play its emotional ballast, and Ms. Rabe brings out the character’s pathos without neglecting the barbed tongue she inherited from her mother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
“Eventually, Mr. Seaver’s residence had a no-trespassing sign in the front yard and barbed wire draped across the handrails leading to the front door,” the filing alleged.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
He has felt the squeeze personally too, citing high diesel, fertiliser, lumber and steel costs - everything from barbed wire to fence posts.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Dolly Parton’s estate is alleging that Bryan Seaver, the country icon’s nephew and former head of security, used a “no trespassing” sign and barbed wire to avoid being served legal documents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Other Jews were relocated behind thick walls and barbed wire in overcrowded city ghettos, created in large cities such as Warsaw and Lodz.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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