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barrier
noun as in physical obstruction
noun as in obstruction to goal
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difficulty, drawback, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, obstacle, restraint, restriction, stumbling block
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“These disparities stem from systemic barriers such as financial limitations, uneven program quality, outdated physical education standards and the lack of a coordinated statewide strategy.”
The president revoked many of former President Joe Biden’s rules and orders on artificial intelligence, which he said act as barriers to AI development.
Shipping containers were being placed as barriers across major roads in the capital in anticipation of the protesters' arrival.
The team found that the D2 branch has a much higher energy barrier, which makes electron transport energetically unfavourable.
Campaigners want a deep clean of all buses more frequently, and the use of insecticidal treatments, heat treatments, improved vacuuming and sealed barriers in known hotspots.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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