barriers
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Many people report barriers such as lack of confidence, uncertainty about how to start, fear of injury or the belief that gyms are not for them.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
"The top three barriers are the same for men and women, and cost was in there for both," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Among the barriers Buelna cited were the high cost of housing, food insecurity and child care.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson has been a proponent of fostering American AI advancements and says he worries that new regulations would create legal barriers that only the biggest tech companies could absorb.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
There were also great differences in the completeness with which suites of crops and livestock spread, again implying stronger or weaker barriers to their spreading.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
