barring
Example Sentences
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The government wants to bring in a barring service, but the inquiry warned this will be undermined if the system continues to turn a blind eye like it does.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Nearly everyone standing behind the podium, barring a city council member or two, held a similar picture.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Australia implemented legislation barring children from social media platforms in December, part of a world-first crackdown designed to protect children from online bullying and "predatory algorithms".
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
However, after the Postal Service issued its “final rule” for implementing the changes on Aug. 21, California and other litigants sued again last week — winning another temporary restraining order barring the work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
For one week all of Hyper Base had stopped dead, barring some paper work on the subsidiary asteroids of the group.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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