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On a recent Friday, scientists cultivated living tissue, engineers tested new flavors for an 80-gram protein bar for the U.S. military and interns modeled coastal erosion on Maui.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
In a sweeping, very entertaining investigative account, Dan Kois delves into the history and benefits of bar soap and why it’s worth fighting for.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
He knew the campaign was paying off when he overheard MPs in a parliamentary bar complaining about the flood of letters they were receiving on the subject.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
But it’s her other major appearance, a few episodes later, that raised the high bar Dan Fogelman’s dystopian drama already set.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
He points over at the clean-up bar graph on the back of the classroom door.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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Smith served more than 70 years behind bars - other than three short stints of freedom.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
But amid the hotels, bars and restaurants, the American military is creeping back in—albeit less out in the open.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
If you, too, have abandoned bars of soap in your bathroom, Dan’s spirited and incredibly thorough reporting might just make you think twice the next time you stock up.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
Khan and his wife and spiritual guide Bushra Bibi were both sentenced late last year to 17 years behind bars.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Checking out at the counter one day, he noticed a brand of candy bars called Rapunzel; there were two types available, chocolate-covered halvah and coconut.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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Initially, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer barred U.S. planes and warships from using the island as a base for attacking Iran.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
The proposal would rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, enacted in the final days of the Clinton administration, which barred development across vast areas of public forests and grasslands designated as "inventoried roadless areas."
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Gen. Rob Bonta quickly sued to stop the policy and San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Michael Sachs barred nearly all its elements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The regulation, announced Monday, is expected to spur a surge in applications from people whose convictions automatically barred them from owning firearms, the Justice Department said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Ida dragged me through a small corridor leading to another room, but Hadel barred the doorway with her walking stick.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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Frequently, when states pass laws barring transgender athletes from competition, the result can feel overwhelmingly personal to those affected, since the number of people excluded in a given state can be counted on your fingers.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Based on these assets and income sources, I believe we should have enough to live comfortably, barring any significant unforeseen medical expenses later in life.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
Prices could still move toward long-term support barring some broad-based hotter weather patterns in the near term, the firm adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Logan said that current interest rates were not sufficiently restrictive on economic activity, and that barring an "unanticipated shock" inflation was likely to continue to trend above target.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
The high hedge curved with them, running off into the distance beyond the pair of impressive wrought-iron gates barring the men’s way.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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