barrier
Example Sentences
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In this case, the cost of childcare might not be the only barrier and driver of lower birth rates.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026
Bitcoin on Tuesday tested a key level that analysts say has been a barrier to further gains for months.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Elsewhere, police dismantled a makeshift barrier erected by protesters blockading western Galway docks.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
He now envisions a future with a rock barrier at the base of the bluff—something opponents hate more than geotubes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
This typically occurs when animals are isolated from each other by a physical barrier or another permanent form of isolation, ultimately leading to reproductive incompatibility.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing barrier
Declaration of the Rights of Woman (1791)
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Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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