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Example Sentences

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It resonates more with the progress bar instead of the buffering icon.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

“The bar for us in a quality equity strategy is to not take fliers on entrepreneurs in a garage on Sand Hill Road,” Hanson said, referring to Silicon Valley’s so-called Wall Street of the West.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

That may be true, but the bar is low.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"The Vale players came in and it was so busy that they went behind the bar and started serving customers."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

When we came in, Noorvik was opening a box with a pry bar.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell