fence
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Images on social media showed a person scaling the fence in a costume that included a smiley face head with sunglasses, prompting the monkeys to scatter.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
They then decided to scale the fence rather than go back into heavy smoke.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Washington said the airport’s 36-mile-long fence meets FAA requirements and noted that there are multiple layers of security to prevent a breach from taking place.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Mott set off a security alarm when he jumped the fence, but the operator on duty mistook the cause of the alert as a herd of deer just outside the fence.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Then you walked the shared fence lines to watch they didn’t get through to root up your neighbor’s pasture.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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"The History Teacher" by Billy Collins
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