barrier
Example Sentences
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They broke the barrier between art and civic action, linking freedom of expression to longstanding demands for civil liberties for the general population in a country where surveillance is pervasive.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The 1.5C barrier is expected to be broken with increasing frequency.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Novel VK showed a stable pharmacokinetic profile, crossed the blood brain barrier, and produced higher MK-4 concentrations in the brain than the control.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
The “underwater city” of a barrier reef bustles with activity, with vibrantly patterned fish darting busily between corals and sea sponges.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Working methodically—and filming everything with movie cameras—the Soviets and East Germans finally reached the halfway point of the tunnel, where Harvey had set up a barrier of barbed wire and sandbags.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
Vocabulary lists containing barrier
Declaration of the Rights of Woman (1791)
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