concertina
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Most agreed with him that it was a racing incident, the sort of thing that can happen at this first corner, with its wide, uphill entry which inevitably leads to a concertina effect mid-turn.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025
Some desperate enough might even try to jump over all the newly installed concertina wire.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2025
After weeks of desperation, migrants pass a toddler under a tangle of concertina wire strung across the edge of U.S. soil.
From Seattle Times • May 6, 2024
The outsiders drove their pickup trucks slowly by the gate of the park, peering out their windows, looking past the concertina wire and National Guardsmen and state troopers for drama.
From Slate • Jan. 31, 2024
She says that crews are busy locking away the beaches behind a network of concertina wire and huge wooden jacks called chevaux de frise.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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Musical Instruments - Middle School
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