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barrier

[bar-ee-er] / ˈbær i ər /




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When this protein is broken apart, the barrier becomes compromised, potentially allowing harmful substances and bacteria to interfere with the surrounding tissue.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Countries have recognised the main barrier to accelerating those efforts is money.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

That first name, his mother’s maiden name, is a barrier to easy pronunciation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Arnold Schwarzenegger, said affordability is “probably going to be the single biggest barrier to getting to the next level.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

I continued also the wish to be with you, and experienced a strange, regretful consciousness of some barrier dividing us.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Prosecutors accused Mazari and Chattha of removing barriers from a road designated for the team's security convoy and obstructing police officers at Zero Point, a major cloverleaf road junction in Islamabad.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

He and business partner Brenton Reger are designing new barriers, bracing for the brunt of El Niño.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

That’s what happens when a subject is obscured by layers of semi-permeable barriers of their own making: Eventually, the image distorts.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Together, these problems cause the battery to deteriorate more quickly, making limited lifespan one of the biggest barriers to bringing anode-free batteries into widespread commercial use.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

A light kindled in the sky, a blaze of yellow fire behind dark barriers.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien


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