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barley

[bahr-lee] / ˈbɑr li /




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"They're the best of us," said Laverty, who won best screenplay at Cannes for Ken Loach's "I, Daniel Blake" and "The Wind that Shakes the Barley".

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Richard Barley, a director at RBG Kew said the "succession plan" drawn up was a "broad call to diversify the plants we select for our landscapes".

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2024

Harvard is the first university to be served a subpoena by the Education and the Workforce Committee since it was established in 1867, according to Nick Barley, a committee spokesman.

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2024

Barley seedlings grow on average 50% more when their root system is stimulated electrically through a new cultivation substrate.

From Science Daily • Dec. 27, 2023

What if they knew she wasn’t Mrs. Barley at all but a highly skilled detective from Chicago?

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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