sunk fence

Definition of sunk fencenext

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Noun
  • But the gold seekers, the ‘49ers, immediately set to digging ditches and canals to divert water, and so the new state soon allowed that practice, too.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • An injured fawn trapped in a Loomis ditch got a second chance thanks to a rescue by South Placer Fire District firefighters.
    Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • The most common is to apply liquid termiticide in a trench in the soil around your house.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
  • This poppy red trench is the kind of summer statement piece that’s worth the investment, especially with this discount.
    Aemilia Madden, Vogue, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • The frontier model business, which attracted billions in capital on the premise that raw intelligence would be the moat, is facing a structural credibility problem.
    Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Now that the fairy tale ended a long time ago, their incredible businesses, tremendous leadership, and franchises — moats — keep them a big part of the S & P 500 and the biggest part of tech, which is the biggest part of everything.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 June 2026
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“Sunk fence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunk%20fence. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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