barriers

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A council has suggested pupils cross an active military firing range and climb over metal barriers of an A road to get to school, according to an MP.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, said it represented fresh trade barriers that marked a deterioration in the investment climate for U.S. companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

In January, a spokesperson for Customs and Border Protection said it is “committed to environmental stewardship,” while meeting operational requirements, including physical barriers “along all areas deemed necessary to ensure operational control of the border.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

It dominates the market for chipsets that are essential for scale-up and scale-out data-center networking and has set “very high barriers to entry” with its Tomahawk line, J.P.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

When he sat in the grass and listened to the purling stream, the barriers set up in his mind by the stern day went down to ruin.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck