sound barrier

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But its treatment in general showed "there are still areas where the #MeToo movement has not yet breached the sound barrier, chiefly in men's football," she added.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

The test flight of a plane called XB-1, developed by the company Boom Supersonic, became the first civilian jet to break the sound barrier since the Concorde.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

Heart-stopping sonic booms interrupt the hum of traffic in Beirut, as Israeli warplanes break the sound barrier in the skies above.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2024

In 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier just north of Los Angeles County, at Edwards Air Force Base, where space shuttles landed from 1981 through 2009.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024

But the light barrier is different from the sound barrier.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan