barrier
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Bitcoin on Tuesday tested a key level that analysts say has been a barrier to further gains for months.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
For centuries, the ocean has threatened to swallow Nantucket, a pork-chop-shaped barrier island 30 miles off Massachusetts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
They found large breaks in blood vessels, indicating harm to the blood-brain barrier, another hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026
Richards believes the language barrier, which once sent her to Korea, will become less of an issue the more people embrace it.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
A family sitting around a pair of Shabbos candles, surrounded by a barrier that observers could peek and prod through.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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