razor wire
noun
: coiled wire fitted with sharp razor edges and used as an obstacle or barrier
also
: concertina wire
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Specifically, the bill would target funding related to border militarization, what Gomez calls inhumane detention, razor wire grants, and secretive Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/ICE programs.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
The airport, surrounded by a security wall festooned with razor wire, was partly destroyed in the fighting, despite being guarded by one of the largest U.N. peacekeeping forces in the world.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Behind the facility, a large parking lot is ringed with fences topped with razor wire.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
The Federal Detention Center in SeaTac, Washington, stands just a few minutes from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, a blocky concrete tower encircled by chain-link fencing and razor wire.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
The airport, surrounded by a security wall festooned with razor wire, was partly destroyed in the fighting, despite being guarded by one of the largest U.N. peacekeeping forces in the world.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Behind the facility, a large parking lot is ringed with fences topped with razor wire.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
The Federal Detention Center in SeaTac, Washington, stands just a few minutes from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, a blocky concrete tower encircled by chain-link fencing and razor wire.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Razor wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/razor%20wire. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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