barbed
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So who is the father of barbed wire?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
A collection of small, wall-mounted sculptures, he combined fragments of found and recycled steel and welded them into forms of chains, sharp tools, barbed wire and other metal objects.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
In Jhapa, soldiers with armoured trucks manned barbed wire barricades around the counting centre.
From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026
A woman waiting for endometriosis treatment has said the pain she experiences is like having barbed wire in her body.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026
But the barbed wrapping wasn’t only for weight; Sigurd had knotted and arranged it so it made a net around the outside, to prevent exactly what Anya was attempting.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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