barrier

The boggy areas of the fire site sustained the least damage, acting as a barrier to help slow the blaze from moving more widely across forest, and have recovered the quickest.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

The activists made it on to the site by scaling barrier fences despite a police presence.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

The project also includes replacing the bridge railings, fences and median barrier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

The difficulty finding workers is “a major barrier to growth,” says Mr. Dunkelberg.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

As if the trees weren’t an adequate barrier, a metal fence surrounds the approach, decorated with rolls of barbed wire.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

The North East MSP said that "breaking down barriers" with European nations would "help Scottish businesses grow, attract investment and create better-paid jobs".

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Customs and Border Protection said it does not plan to build a border wall in the Big Bend National Park, with its steep canyons, but said new patrol roads and vehicle barriers would be added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

The administration wants to erect barriers and roads in a remote, largely undeveloped area that includes deserts, canyons, part of the Rio Grande River and Big Bend National Park.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

That had led to "higher commission rates and menu prices while creating barriers to new entrants, ultimately harming consumer welfare", it added.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Topographic and ecological barriers, much more pronounced on some continents than on others, were locally important obstacles to diffusion.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond