barrier
Example Sentences
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To investigate further, researchers focused on glucosamine because it is a naturally occurring sugar-related molecule that can cross the blood-brain barrier.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
"We'll have the entire system to include a secondary barrier in places we need it -- the water barrier and the Rio Grande River -- and the technology," Scott said.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
I had a late start, and by the time I reached the fence, the ball bounced off my glove and over the barrier for a grand-slam home run.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
"Your skin barrier - which keeps toxins out and keeps moisture in - is beautifully preserved… That's youth, that's the beauty of skin."
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
There are many layers of tissue, bone, and skin to keep it protected from the outside, but there's also a "blood-brain barrier" that keeps out many substances circulating in the blood.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Vocabulary lists containing barrier
Declaration of the Rights of Woman (1791)
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