something that divides, separates, or marks off
the toddler insisted on a dinner plate with separators so that different foods would never touch one another
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This inexpensive material can be wrapped around stakes or poles, or used with wood to build a more elaborate fence design.
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Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
5 Feb. 2026
An electric mesh fence will be moved daily to guide them through new sections, while a shepherd remains on-site 24/7 to keep everyone safe and on task.
The estate of Wuthering Heights is foreboding and dark, with rocks splintering through the walls, while Linton’s Thrushcross Grange bears a Victorian aesthetic, containing the outside world.
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Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
The couple saw major flood damage during the same set of storms, with a wall collapsing and the house later condemned by the city.