razor wire
noun
: coiled wire fitted with sharp razor edges and used as an obstacle or barrier
also
: concertina wire
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Additionally, in an effort to further deter migrant crossing at Eagle Pass, an area of the Rio Grande, the Texas National Guard installed more than 100 miles of razor wire along the river’s banks in 2024.
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Marni Lafleur, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
The Yuma Border Patrol is adding over a mile of razor wire east of the San Luis Port of Entry in an effort to tighten security at the southern border and prevent unlawful crossings.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Abbott has also ordered state police to help federal authorities detain unauthorized immigrants and is adding more barriers at the border, including razor wire and buoys in the Rio Grande.
—Ana Campbell, NPR, 31 Jan. 2025
Nearby, migrants among the group are invited to leave their handprint in paint on a cardboard cross attached to the border wall, razor wire visible through the fence posts.
—Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
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Marni Lafleur, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
The Yuma Border Patrol is adding over a mile of razor wire east of the San Luis Port of Entry in an effort to tighten security at the southern border and prevent unlawful crossings.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Abbott has also ordered state police to help federal authorities detain unauthorized immigrants and is adding more barriers at the border, including razor wire and buoys in the Rio Grande.
—Ana Campbell, NPR, 31 Jan. 2025
Nearby, migrants among the group are invited to leave their handprint in paint on a cardboard cross attached to the border wall, razor wire visible through the fence posts.
—Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Razor wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/razor%20wire. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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