the bar

Example Sentences

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Games are tested and cut if they fail to clear the bar.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

“To the extent the bar was high for a Fed rate hike, it’s coming down,” Aarts said.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

“Would you go to a doctor that used AI throughout all of medical school? Would you hire a lawyer to defend you who used AI to take the bar exam?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

The court heard the landlady and her partner escorted Gothard - who lived three or four houses from the bar - away to "calm the situation down".

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Booth struck the bar table with his fist and regretted a lost opportunity.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson