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barring

[bahr-ing] / ˈbɑr ɪŋ /


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Abel has described those four longstanding investments as core equity holdings that are unlikely to be changed barring major developments.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

"For six years, barring school, I barely left the house. Now I'm picking up a Bafta," he told the audience.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

The next day, National League president Chub Feeney ordered Turner to cede his post, citing a little-known rule barring managers from holding stock in their team.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Roughly two dozen more have some kind of regulations regarding minors and indoor tanning, such as requiring parental permission or barring only younger children.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

For one week all of Hyper Base had stopped dead, barring some paper work on the subsidiary asteroids of the group.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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