fence
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An ash tree in my yard dropped a limb and reduced my fence to kindling.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
Now I have a tree stump in my yard, a wrecked fence — and a window into the personal hell of wrestling with insurance claims.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
Behind the Peace River plant, sprawled out across a massive lawn, and behind a chain-link fence, were the ruins of a processing infrastructure.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
The Hayvenhurst Avenue home of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Teddi Mellencamp was also targeted in July by three intruders who jumped a fence and entered the property.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
We squeeze through the fence one by one and then, crawling on our stomachs, we wriggle after her across the field.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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"The History Teacher" by Billy Collins
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