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barrier

[bar-ee-er] / ˈbær i ər /




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“I think people see us and it looks like there’s a barrier of entry with the sandbags and all,” said Anthony Gudenau, who joins Sandbag Saturdays regularly.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

These households need a way to build assets outside of housing, which has a high barrier to entry.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

“Petra” depicts the elegant, salmon-colored pillared temple dramatically seen, like a sudden revelation, through a crack in a dark stone barrier.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Wang, in a Chinese foreign ministry statement, said Beijing had "shared crucial information with Nepal, including disaster area imagery, satellite and hydrological data, as well as early warnings about upstream barrier lakes".

From Barron's Aug. 29, 2026

Just as there is no barrier between humans and other beings, neither is there a strict hierarchy.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Giving students who face socioeconomic barriers reliable opportunities to move their bodies during the school day is especially important, according to the study that was published in 2017.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

The North American Free Trade Agreement was followed by numerous new bilateral pacts slashing trade barriers, including with Colombia, Chile, Peru, and the Dominican Republic, as well as Central America.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

"The markets are very cruel," he told AFP on the sidelines of the conference, lamenting the barriers that smallholders producing organic food face in reaching consumers.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

As prices for groceries, utilities and other essentials grew, so did the barriers to many Americans’ biggest dream purchase: a house.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

It was the shortest night of the year, the only night when, for one breathless moment at dawn, the barriers between this world and the spirit world were bridged.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis




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