barrier
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For Moroccan women's rights advocate Yasmina Benslimane, the appointment breaks a longstanding barrier, but says El Mansouri's background is also important.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Through a series of experiments, researchers discovered that DT-109 disrupts this damaging cycle by improving the intestinal environment and reinforcing the gut's protective barrier.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
The cost of those facilities—and the time needed to get permits—is a major barrier to electric trucking in the U.S.,
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Money is a major barrier to the success of the biodiversity goals and an expected source of tension at COP17.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Aru tried to run forward, but she was kept back by some kind of invisible barrier.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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The work involves throwing shrubs and clippings over the area in order to re-establish its natural habitat, which not only maintains the visual but also helps create barriers to runoff and debris flow, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
"We're taking the Bastille," one demonstrator shouted in Marseille as masked protesters rammed the door of the mayor's offices with security barriers, in reference to the 1789 storming of a fortress during the French Revolution.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
"There is real opportunity in the sector to dismantle the barriers to research that charities, clinicians, and researchers have known about for decades," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Technological advancements continually lower the barriers to develop biological capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
In an instant, the barriers separated people from their schools and jobs, their friends and families.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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