barrier
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Wang, in a Chinese foreign ministry statement, said Beijing had "shared crucial information with Nepal, including disaster area imagery, satellite and hydrological data, as well as early warnings about upstream barrier lakes".
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
Historically, this has been my greatest barrier to full-throated soccer fandom.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
The blood-brain barrier creates another obstacle by restricting how effectively drugs and radiotherapy can reach the tumor.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
A patient's age does not need to be a barrier to treatment, according to the cardiology team at Castle Hill.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Dad and I follow the camera crew into the warehouse...and it’s almost as if we’ve crashed into an invisible barrier.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
As prices for groceries, utilities and other essentials grew, so did the barriers to many Americans’ biggest dream purchase: a house.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Mental illnesses affect tens of millions of people every year, and barriers like high costs, insurance red tape and limited provider availability can make accessing mental healthcare difficult.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Californians need more energy choices that put downward pressure on their electricity costs, not more barriers standing in the way,” said Brandon Garcia, California director at Advanced Energy United, a national energy industry association.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The action "eliminates the final major barriers for private sector investment in Syria and promotes Syria's economic recovery and reintegration into the global economy," he said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
He knows he's “privileged above a thousand others in that you remove so many barriers in my way.”
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
Vocabulary lists containing barrier
Declaration of the Rights of Woman (1791)
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