barbed
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Higdon rolled under a barbed wire fence to escape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Before Sánchez took office, he railed against the barbed wire fence crisscrossing Ceuta’s ridgeline, claiming Spain had a moral duty toward refugees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Albanians have been protesting against the project for months, but it was when barbed wire appeared six weeks ago to mark out the boundaries of the complex that anger erupted.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
It is also true that just a matter of weeks ago the new chancellor was being remarkably barbed about the government department he now leads.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Well, I would not care, I would forget her and her barbed words.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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