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Chesterton’s parable: If you stumble on a fence in the middle of the road, don’t take it down until you know why it’s there.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 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
In the picture, Cyrus dons a pair of green bunny ears and gives Hurley a kiss on the cheek as they lean against a wooden fence in a lush pasture.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025
Goranson: In a Connerian way — is that a new term? — no one’s getting the white picket fence in the suburbs unless it’s way in the suburbs.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025
I made it to the top of the fence in pretty good shape, then something went wrong.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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