fence in
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In a Feb. 14 letter to the crew’s families after the second extension was announced, he wrote that he had expected to be home within weeks, fixing the fence in his backyard.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
In December 2018, protesters tore down a fence in the Tuileries gardens next to the Louvre.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025
An American, 47, reportedly tried to climb over a fence in Piazza del Colosseo, presumably to get a closer look at the Colosseum, before falling and impaling himself.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025
Friday, when the 47-year-old American attempted to climb over a fence in Piazza del Colosseo, presumably to get a closer look at the historic Roman amphitheater, according to reporting by Il Messaggero.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025
One day Melanie brought her poster paints and they painted stars and birds and flowers on the fence in back of the altar; and another day they made a canopy to hang above Nefertiti’s head.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
