barrier
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Shockwaves can form along wing surfaces and produce a sonic boom when crossing the sound barrier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
These cells normally help stabilize small blood vessels and support the blood brain barrier.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
If every risk leads us to add another checkpoint, fence or barrier, we may gain a sense of control but lose the ability to create the kind of public togetherness that forms a bonded city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
North Carolina's famed Highway 12, which traces the razor-thin chain of barrier islands off its coast, was washed out this week, stranding some island residents from the mainland.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
After a lot of grunting, he rolled over the top of the four-foot-tall barrier.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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Low participation reflects not only personal barriers but a longstanding emphasis on aerobic activity in public health messaging.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
However, at grassroots level it is a different story, with barriers including cost and childcare, even for former Lionesses.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
She would work with the district to expand affordable housing, work-study opportunities and food aid and seek to remove language and disability barriers to make college more accessible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Those include a growing tide of government debt testing the limits of investor demand, the artificial-intelligence investment boom that is powering economic growth, and rising trade barriers that are pushing up inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Working his way hurriedly through the alleys, circles, roundabouts, and barriers, he found himself trapped in a dead end, deadlocked and defeated.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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