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[fens] / fɛns /






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Work will likely be ongoing in secret now to review security at the base on both sides of the perimeter fence.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The impact has damaged her fence and windows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Dozens of locals, some equipped with binoculars and long-lensed cameras, gathered near the air base's perimeter fence to watch the highly anticipated arrival of the jets.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Sepulveda said the softball program also is being looked at because of the addition of a new fence that was not authorized and is being demolished.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

As Clare rehomed the feather whites, he sent the badger to work along the north fence.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

The program also provides money for nonlethal equipment to deter wolves, such as electric fences with bright flags.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Along the boundary with China, Kim's government has erected fences and installed cameras as well as strips of sand that preserve the footprints of anyone who crosses.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Such materials could improve protection for cultural heritage sites, cars, major structures, and even ordinary garden fences.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

He batted against Hall-of-Famers, frequently slammed face-first into outfield fences and experienced the pressure cooker of the postseason.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

The fences soared so high that probably even Chess couldn’t see over them.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Retired teacher Helene Ball won a three-year battle against Derbyshire County Council after it fenced off a 98cm gated gap between her garden and a council car park in April 2023.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

A video from the scene released by prosecutors shows animals doubled up in cages, barking and frightened, and over a dozen cats held in a fenced area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

It is fenced in and gilded, with literal gold.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

On the Estonian side, antitank obstacles called dragon’s teeth are splayed along a small section of the riverbank, fenced in by barbed wire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The wagon passed the fenced field, and the cows and sheep looked up, too.

From "Sarah, Plain and Tall" by Patricia MacLachlan

We got out at the northwestern edge of the lagoon, where there are swaths of land that have been churned up by heavy machinery, stretches of gravel, and remnants of fencing.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Ashton, the father of an 11-year-old girl, said he has installed new fencing and a privacy screen so his business cannot be seen from the day care.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Our U.S. employees turn bare metal into products like aircraft components, fencing, windows, accessibility ramps, truck bodies, solar racking and thousands of other products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

"We used to lay electric fencing before the GPS collars came in," he added.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Here I’d been so thankful that Uncle Chester had laid in the fencing supplies.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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