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British sprinter Amy Hunt says she is concerned about the controversial advert starring Sydney Sweeney being part of a "barrier" to girls' participation in sport.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Now, Agility has taken that barrier out of the picture by making its humanoids capable of safety working alongside real-life humans.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Sea ice acts as a natural barrier that helps protect Arctic coastlines from powerful waves.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

There is a “trash fence,” a 4-foot-high, 9.2-mile-long orange plastic barrier, according to SF Gate, that blocks the trash from blowing away in the desert.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

The second woman to break the sound barrier was one of Cochran's WASPs, Jean Hixson, who flew a Delta Dagger military jet in 1958, which was against regulations.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

Stevie Wonder says “September” and its “ba-dee-yas” resonate with every kind of audience because they’re jubilant in a way that transcends language and cultural barriers.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

“Curtis’ story proves that hearing loss puts no barriers on what can be achieved.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Still, the barriers to scaling are high, as financing costs are expensive and often depend on getting large government contracts, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

"And if we think they might need another therapy or more grafts, the barriers to do that are much less with this injectable technology than undergoing another surgery."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

Europe’s barriers were sufficient to prevent political unification, but insufficient to halt the spread of technology and ideas.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond