barrier

Example Sentences

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Another barrier to full automation is the cost of advanced technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

For decades, this thermal barrier has been one of the toughest challenges in engineering.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Richards believes the language barrier, which once sent her to Korea, will become less of an issue the more people embrace it.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

"Even during our religious holidays, even on Good Friday, jets fly over us and break the sound barrier just to scare us," al-Jamal said.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

This barrier was disappointing news to the physics world, but it was the beginning of a new branch of physics: thermodynamics.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife