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marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
barbed satire on American academia
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Recent Examples of barbed
At places, the trail is completely obliterated by scrub and loose rock, but hikers can stay on track by tracing a barbed wire fence that roughly parallels the path.
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Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino has taken a harder stance on migration since taking office last July, including fencing parts of the Darien with barbed wire, imposing fines and using flights funded by the United States to deport migrants.
—Reuters, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Texas Border Wire Along Rio Grande: For the second time, a federal appeals court has limited the Biden administration’s authority to cut barbed wire that Texas authorities have erected along the border to deter migrants.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
This movement creates vibrations that alert buried stingrays to their presence, prompting the animals to move away rather than feeling threatened and potentially striking defensively with their barbed tails.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino has taken a harder stance on migration since taking office last July, including fencing parts of the Darien with barbed wire, imposing fines and using flights funded by the United States to deport migrants.
—Reuters, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Texas Border Wire Along Rio Grande: For the second time, a federal appeals court has limited the Biden administration’s authority to cut barbed wire that Texas authorities have erected along the border to deter migrants.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
This movement creates vibrations that alert buried stingrays to their presence, prompting the animals to move away rather than feeling threatened and potentially striking defensively with their barbed tails.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barbed
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The show isn't satiric so much as amused by the absurd lengths to which the Kaylas of our society will go in pursuit of self-definition.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Mann at his most satiric has Settembrini contributing an essay to a multivolume project whose purpose is to end suffering.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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But Baldoni alleges that the Times ignored additional context in the same text exchange that indicates Nathan and Abel were joking and being sarcastic.Brian Welk, IndieWire, 31 Dec. 2024
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Frustrated that people do not believe his consistent response to the same question, his tone grew sarcastic.Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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However, raisins don't make your mouth more acidic, which is one component in promoting cavities.Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
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June • For camellia, citrus, gardenia, grape and other plants adapted to acidic soil: If leaves are yellowing (chlorotic) between green veins, plants may benefit from foliar or soil application of iron and zinc chelate and mulching.The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
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Since azaleas are acid soil-loving plants, pine needles, aged pine bark, or leaf mold are ideal mulches.Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
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Last year, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality fined Intel for failing to control air emissions of acid gases at its Hillsboro chip production facility.Arlene Blum, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Barbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barbed. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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