barrier
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“Normally, law enforcement officers order people out of the car,” Dicus said, but Jianquan Bo got out of the car, drawing the focus of the deputies who struggled to communicate through a language barrier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Spanish officials began installing a makeshift, inflatable barrier extending 500 yards from a breakwater where many migrants had swum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
"For many adults with central obesity who struggle to balance work, study, family and other commitments, time constraints are a primary barrier to exercising multiple days per week."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
Hanlon warned the barrier to entry is much higher than other construction trades such as bricklaying or carpentry, which are available as college diplomas.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
This typically occurs when animals are isolated from each other by a physical barrier or another permanent form of isolation, ultimately leading to reproductive incompatibility.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
"The protection of all our external borders is a shared European responsibility," she warned, calling for "vigilant monitoring and the use of physical barriers where needed."
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
With vibe coding lowering the barriers to entry, customers are paying for the unique data instead of the software user interface, Esfahani said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
The analyst points out that the payments industry has high barriers to entry, and add that excluding the territory occupied by the country’s major banks, Cuscal has more than half the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Over 80% of the migrants surveyed struggled to afford regular meals and housing, and these groups may face language barriers that make finding resources a challenge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
They were most rapid in Eurasia, because of its east-west major axis and its relatively modest ecological and geographical barriers.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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