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[bahr] / bɑr /








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Their efficacy has created a high bar for treatments that have followed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Elsewhere, residents will be able to enjoy an eighth-floor swimming pool and private restaurant and bar, as well as a rooftop pool, juice bar, private dining room, library, and multiple lounge areas.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Hosted at the Bush, a Brooklyn lesbian bar Shimizu had been infamously bartending at, the first event drew close to 600 attendees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Bosses at The Watering Hole bar on Perranporth Beach in Cornwall said they were taking extra precautions after the venue suffered damage during Storm Goretti in January.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The rest of us lounge on the beach, have boogie board competitions, and sip on frothy drinks from the pool bar.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

“We weren’t gonna sell it to somebody that wasn’t gonna continue the Cole’s legacy,” said Moses, who still operates seven bars downtown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

These bars can channel material toward the inner regions, providing fuel for intense episodes of star formation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

But their relationship can grow by spending time together outside of the main crime and life-on-the-run storyline – through shopping, visiting bars and restaurants and working out together.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The order also bars future purchases of DeepSeek’s products and services, according to a notice published by DHS.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

There was a box of chocolate ice-cream pops, a package of chocolate-dipped ice-cream cones, two cans of chocolate drink, and three jumbo chocolate bars.

From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene

So I can only imagine how it would feel to be incarcerated and barred from getting treatment.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026

NGC 1672 and NGC 1385 are barred spiral galaxies, meaning they contain elongated central structures made of stars, gas, and dust.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

District Judge Ana Reyes from the case after she temporarily barred further tree removal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Although the lawsuit focused on immigration courthouses, the ruling also covered state criminal courthouses, restoring earlier restrictions that barred civil immigration arrests in or near courthouses except in limited circumstances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

She tilted her head to the side, indicating the beautiful, smiling, snazzily dressed woman behind the barred window of an information booth.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Separately, as part of the company’s new Founder Alignment agreement, the board negotiated with Zuckerberg to remain a resident of California for the next eight years, barring “material unforeseen circumstances.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

The guilty pleas came shortly after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation barring third-party brokers from advertising, selling or transferring tee-time reservations at publicly owned golf courses without the written consent of the course operator.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Add in the public’s aversion to barring businesses from doing anything, along with the fond feelings many Americans have for the words “private” and “equity,” and it’s easy to feel hopeless.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

She’s Alive fired Seaver and his security firm last week, barring him and his employees from entering any of Parton’s properties, according to court papers filed by the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

This she did, however, rather rapidly and the next moment I found she had overtaken me and was standing before me, effectively barring my way.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro


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