barrier
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"In communities the length and breadth of our nation, we are hearing the same story - people saving what they can but finding that the cost of a deposit is simply too great a barrier."
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Another challenge involved identifying compounds small enough to cross the blood-brain barrier so they could reach the brain effectively.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
The growing barrier is to prevent vehicles from accessing the area around the yellow line, the Israeli military said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
It also found fit notes were often a barrier to contact between employers and employees.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
One barrier facing potential voters was the poll tax, a special tax required of all voters that many blacks and poor whites could not afford to pay.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
Vocabulary lists containing barrier
Declaration of the Rights of Woman (1791)
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