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[bahrj] / bɑrdʒ /


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The last barge to unload sets the price until the next delivery—months away.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Since his election, Magyar has said his government should not be determining how Hungarians should live, adding it does not want to "barge into anyone's bedroom".

From Barron's Jun. 27, 2026

The organization also noted that the barge carrying the fireworks was around two miles from Jackie and Shadow’s nest and that the show was scheduled to finish in under 30 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

Along the city’s waterfront, hundreds of people paid $52 to stand on a barge and watch the game on a scoreboard-sized TV.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

“Then you two can have some time together before the barge leaves.”

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

But then came a foul: one robot barges into the goalkeeper, sending it crashing to the ground.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

The barges were filled and covered with sediment to create a new island for birds including endangered dunlin, curlew, ringed plover and lapwing.

From BBC Jan. 28, 2026

Then she slow-motion struts down an L.A. sidewalk in heels, barges into the meeting, props her bloody, bandaged foot on the table, and somehow still closes the deal with the celebrity stylist.

From Salon Dec. 15, 2025

He works as a deck hand, helping to load coal onto river barges.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 29, 2025

In cities up the river, it was mostly barges that you see tied up.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

Before further questions could be asked, a federal agent barged in and said Bušić had to appear before a federal judge.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

Billions of pounds of alumina barged upriver will feed the smelter, while the metal will typically leave by rail or truck, Plotkin said.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 12, 2026

Lawrence barged through three Saracens defenders for Bath's fourth try, but Caluori crossed within a couple of minutes when he cut in from the right to give Burke a slightly easier conversion, which he added.

From BBC Apr. 4, 2026

I was sitting in the chair in mid-shave when a bald gentleman barged into the shop searching not for a cut, but a promise.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 22, 2026

The pneumatic doors were slightly askew where the troll had barged through, but otherwise everything seemed operational.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

This week, a lot of companies at CES in Las Vegas seem to be barging in on Tesla’s AI-related businesses, trying to build self-driving cars and AI-trained robots.

From Barron's Jan. 8, 2026

Having been playing with advantage, Ireland tried again with prop Djougang this time barging across after Niamh O'Dowd and been stopped short.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2025

Police and wildlife officials were bombarded for weeks with reports of bears barging into homes in Sierra Madre, smashing windows and slashing screen doors.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2025

Videos on social media showed swarms of consumers barging into stores, frantically grabbing as many bags as possible.

From Salon May 11, 2025

And a few minutes later, Kelton arrives, barging in unannounced, which has become a fairly normal occurrence.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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