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[bahr] / bɑr /








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It also has a full bar and an outdoor patio with sail shades and stunning views of the downtown L.A. skyline.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Federal law doesn’t bar hospital requests for prepayments of nonemergency services, but some states are trying to address aspects of the trend.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Bruno Fernandes: Volleyed against the bar from a Mbuemo nod back, had another first-half effort deflected over and another blocked.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

Patti discovered this firsthand when he realized that his own favorite protein bar contained a large amount of sorbitol.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

He’s been spending more and more time back at the bar, so I guess he’s pretty comfortable with our arrangement.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

In the historic Japanese city of Kanazawa, craftsmen painstakingly shape and slice blocks of ice destined to chill negronis in some of the world's trendiest bars.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

How might justice be done for Cora, Dawson, and Callan if the person who killed them doesn’t spend the rest of her life behind bars?

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

An increase in employment during the final month of the summer in restaurants and bars, as well as in local government education ahead of the new school year, was behind the rebound.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

But, after criticism from Mayor Karen Bass and others, the district attorney downgraded the counts to misdemeanors with a diversion agreement that will probably allow Flores to avoid any time behind bars.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

It snapped its fingers, and Jack appeared outside the bars, right at May’s side.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

The judge has also barred Laura Overdeck’s legal team from presenting its own evidence to support her claims.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

In 1851, an escaped enslaved man named William Parker stood at the door of a Lancaster County farmhouse and barred access to four fugitive enslaved men he was protecting.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Laura Overdeck is barred from testifying or introducing witnesses after the court found she obtained confidential emails from her husband’s laptop.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Are they worried about the future for women and girls in a country where the Taliban has barred women from much of public life, including secondary school and university?

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

It stretches across the exercise yard and reaches through the high, barred windows.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Australia implemented legislation barring children from social media platforms in December, part of a world-first crackdown designed to protect children from online bullying and "predatory algorithms".

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

A Moscow court ordered her placed under judicial supervision, barring her from leaving home from 8:00 pm to 8:00 am, using the internet or speaking with witnesses in the case, said her lawyer, Mikhail Biryukov.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

However, after the Postal Service issued its “final rule” for implementing the changes on Aug. 21, California and other litigants sued again last week — winning another temporary restraining order barring the work.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

But the court denied its motion for a preliminary injunction to stop the provision barring law-enforcement agencies from entering into agreements with ICE.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

‘This is the house of Théoden, not of Aragorn, even were he King of Gondor in the seat of Denethor,’ said Háma, stepping swiftly before the doors and barring the way.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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