barriers

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Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, said it represented fresh trade barriers that marked a deterioration in the investment climate for U.S. companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

In January, a spokesperson for Customs and Border Protection said it is “committed to environmental stewardship,” while meeting operational requirements, including physical barriers “along all areas deemed necessary to ensure operational control of the border.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Crowle, who became player-manager, was hailed for breaking down ethnic and social barriers, with Dr Schwarz adding: "He's probably Cornish-Pachuca's most famous son, as far as football goes."

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

It dominates the market for chipsets that are essential for scale-up and scale-out data-center networking and has set “very high barriers to entry” with its Tomahawk line, J.P.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Thus, geographic and ecological barriers to diffusion of technology were less severe in Eurasia than in other continents.

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