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bar

[bahr] / bɑr /








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Across from the booth and above the bar, a pink-and-white television made from an iPad inside a plastic foam cooler plays old cereal commercials and clips from “I Love Lucy” and “Bewitched” on repeat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

It was reported last week that Bart van den Brink, the Dutch asylum and migration minister, had said there were no plans there to bar the rapper.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The pass rate for California’s notoriously difficult bar exam in February 2025 was 64%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

In counterpoint to the expanding mystery, much of which revolves around a seedy bar named the Birdhouse, is Graham’s cautious courting of the proprietress of a popular bakery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

I march behind the bar to face him.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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