fence

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Some observers yelled at staffers and got in the face of Cathy Darling Allen, the longtime registrar, who installed a 7-foot metal fence to keep them at bay.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Ed, an architect, recommended Gil put up a fence.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

He also has lined his fence with plastic skeletons and placards reading, “This Prison is Going to Kill Arkansas.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

“People who were on the fence about booking a cruise are hitting ‘pause.’

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 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