barrier
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Lesley Salem, founder of the workplace training organisation Over the Bloody Moon, said: "We want to make sure that hormonal health and menstrual health isn't a barrier."
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Another resident, who asked not to be named, said: "Nobody can follow the barrier measures - maybe only when we see more deaths. Today in the city centre I saw only four people wearing masks."
From BBC • May 19, 2026
That ice shelf had acted as a stabilizing barrier for Hektoria and neighboring glaciers.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Because these particles are so tiny, researchers are concerned they may pass through the intestinal barrier and build up in organs including the kidneys and brain.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
And I stood there, my arms raised like a barrier, with my teeth bared and a ferocious expression on my face.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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