barrier
Example Sentences
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As chips pack in more transistors, we are approaching physical barriers.
The model displayed cell death, inflammation, and glial scarring, which is a thick buildup of scar tissue that forms a physical and chemical barrier preventing nerve repair.
From Science Daily
There are a number of programmes aimed at tackling historical barriers to the film industry.
From BBC
The potential softening of accounting rules is part of a broader U.K. government push “to address a perceived barrier discouraging some Chinese-registered issuers from choosing the UK as a listing venue,” the regulator said.
Footage from the city of Bnei Brak showed the women running through streets strewn with rubbish and overturned bins as police officers formed a protective barrier.
From BBC
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