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briar

[brahy-er] / ˈbraɪ ər /




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The glasses were sold along with a Barling briar pipe and two photographs of the comic.

From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2025

It created a taut moment before we were launched into the briar patch below and Br’er Rabbit could hop to safety.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2024

Now he's caught in a briar patch of predatory lending endangering his life and his and Dennis' livelihood.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2023

And the witness box is his briar patch.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 27, 2023

Icicles hung from the brown briar of his beard, and his mustache was a lump of frozen snot, glittering redly in the light of sunset.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin


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