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It resonates more with the progress bar instead of the buffering icon.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
“The bar for us in a quality equity strategy is to not take fliers on entrepreneurs in a garage on Sand Hill Road,” Hanson said, referring to Silicon Valley’s so-called Wall Street of the West.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
"The Vale players came in and it was so busy that they went behind the bar and started serving customers."
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
This was an 11-hour daytime flight and the unofficial upgrade bar for many frequent fliers is $100 per hour.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Carefully, Joe pulled Frank back up, until he could grab the bar with both hands.
From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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