barrier

Example Sentences

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For decades, this thermal barrier has been one of the toughest challenges in engineering.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

But calling logistics “boring” understates the real barrier to scale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Many Americans now see the cost of college as a major barrier to enrolling, especially if they also need to work to support themselves while attending school.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The difference between $3.98 per gallon and $4.02 per gallon is minimal in practice, but the jump is a bit of a psychological barrier for consumers that could weigh on optimism and spending.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

And the bombardment also failed to flatten the Germans’ barbed-wire entanglements, merely tossing the barbed wire around and creating even more of a barrier than before.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman