razor wire
noun
: coiled wire fitted with sharp razor edges and used as an obstacle or barrier
also
: concertina wire
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DeSantis allies embraced the imagery of razor wire, swampland and alligators with unusual enthusiasm.
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Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Slowing intruders is the easiest measure to implement but there are tradeoffs too — taller fences, electric currents, and razor wire.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
The killings are among a spate of attacks on Palestinian schools or schoolchildren in the West Bank in recent days, which have seen a school building razed to the ground and, in a separate incident, settlers putting up razor wire to block children as young as five from getting to school.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Down where the Pigeons toiled, two-foot piles of garbage cluttered blocks lined with storage-unit facilities, budget hotels, abandoned RVs and parking lots sealed with rusted razor wire.
—Tim Craig The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
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Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Slowing intruders is the easiest measure to implement but there are tradeoffs too — taller fences, electric currents, and razor wire.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
The killings are among a spate of attacks on Palestinian schools or schoolchildren in the West Bank in recent days, which have seen a school building razed to the ground and, in a separate incident, settlers putting up razor wire to block children as young as five from getting to school.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Down where the Pigeons toiled, two-foot piles of garbage cluttered blocks lined with storage-unit facilities, budget hotels, abandoned RVs and parking lots sealed with rusted razor wire.
—Tim Craig The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Razor wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/razor%20wire. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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