barrier
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The result, critics say, is a layered system in which nearly every path to attendance — train, car, rideshare or ticket resale — adds a new barrier.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, but that game was on the schedule.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
Egg prices crossed the $6 barrier in March of last year, but they have since fallen as farmers replenished their flocks.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
The average price of a new car broke the $50,000 barrier last fall, according to Kelley Blue Book.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
But besides his frequent absences, there was another barrier to friendship with him: he seemed of a reserved, an abstracted, and even of a brooding nature.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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Declaration of the Rights of Woman (1791)
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