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[bahr] / bɑr /








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While the start of earnings season has been strong, “the bar is clearly higher,” the strategists noted, with the average stock down 10 basis points on the day of an earnings report.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Wary of not panicking, Kerry reeled off the next four scores to pull within one but their hopes were kept alive by goalkeeper Shane Murphy, who tipped Kobe McDonald's goal-bound shot over the bar.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

That number may have been even higher at Joxer Daly’s, a sports bar in Culver City.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

The best part of the job, bar none: hearing from WSJ readers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

You apply the problem to the place you implement it—the trapeze bar that lets you feel the way the physics equations work.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Langton said it was a move on the high bars he had competed "1,000 times and it is once that has happened".

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

"Going from vault straight to bars, it wasn't that long a time. So being resilient obviously helped a lot and I'm glad it paid off."

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

In places within SoFi Stadium’s ZIP Code and surrounding neighborhoods, some bars sold two to three times the amount of beer they would usually sell over the same period.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

According to data from the Beer Institute, many bars and restaurants in the area felt the same impact.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

“Don’t make me come over there,” May said, banging on the bars between them.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Authorities have also temporarily suspended new listings of leveraged ETFs and ETNs and barred securities firms from marketing such products.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The United States in April allowed Venezuela to pay for Maduro's and Flores's legal defense, something previously barred by US sanctions.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Because Mr. Petro was constitutionally barred from running for a consecutive second term, his Pacto Histórico party put up Sen. Iván Cepeda as its presidential candidate.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

He has also been barred from leaving Russia.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

He closed his eyes and immediately he must have slept, for when he looked up again the small barred window was black and a bright light burned in the hall.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Apple said it was seeking damages and an injunction barring OpenAI from using its confidential information, calling the lawsuit necessary after OpenAI failed to respond to concerns the company raised in February.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

The foul came with a one-game suspension, barring Balogun from playing against Belgium tonight at 8 Eastern.

From Slate Jul. 6, 2026

The red card on the field, however, remains the final word barring any extra games added to Balogun’s suspension.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

An arbitrator issued an interim award barring Wynn-Williams, her lawyers and others from disparaging Meta or promoting the book.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

The high hedge curved with them, running off into the distance beyond the pair of impressive wrought-iron gates barring the men’s way.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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