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Meanwhile, questions about her credentials took center stage, as she identified herself as a lawyer but in fact had never passed the bar exam.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
Zacharia said in an interview on Fox News’s “Fox & Friends” on Friday that she wasn’t asked whether she had passed the bar before she accepted the role.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
It happened in a bar in Madrid, where Goodwin and Mummery were attending a scientific conference.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Colombo’s is my favorite place to watch a Dodger game that’s not a sports bar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
We rush by the bar to the scoop of crooked stairs.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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Duty paid on draught alcohol in pubs and bars is up to 11 pence cheaper than that sold in supermarkets.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
I don’t really love sports bars anyway, but if it’s a big World Series game maybe I’d go somewhere in Koreatown that’s more sporty to watch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Nearby, a shirtless jock dashed across a net made of ropes and grannies dangled from high bars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
On Sundays, Tony and I had our choice of four bars showing football.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Checking out at the counter one day, he noticed a brand of candy bars called Rapunzel; there were two types available, chocolate-covered halvah and coconut.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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Delhi Police have barred public gatherings around Connaught Place citing concerns about public order and safety.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Although he did not play, he was subsequently barred from reverting to Scotland at this year's T20 World Cup because he was named as an England substitute fielder in Dublin.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
"Then there were no holds barred in terms of what we felt about what had happened," she added.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
District Judge Jennifer Rochon in New York issued a four-page order late Sunday that barred the administration from using government funds to distribute the ads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
He had wanted to enlist in the army, to fight in World War I, but he had been barred because of a recent surgery.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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It’s almost hard to fathom how any other individual could surpass his wealth, barring some company-specific problem.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
The guilty pleas came shortly after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation barring third-party brokers from advertising, selling or transferring tee-time reservations at publicly owned golf courses without the written consent of the course operator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Nearly everyone standing behind the podium, barring a city council member or two, held a similar picture.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Australia implemented legislation barring children from social media platforms in December, part of a world-first crackdown designed to protect children from online bullying and "predatory algorithms".
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Standard height, fluffy black-and-white plumage with distinctive barring, yellow featherless legs and feet.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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