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barrier

[bar-ee-er] / ˈbær i ər /




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The adventurous nature of such sailings and the activities they provide can be riskier than a more traditional cruise and a barrier for people with certain physical limitations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

The team discovered a remarkably similar pattern in both barrier regions.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

If precipitation is forecast, divers are called out to attach a barrier at the other side of the creek, creating a funnel for debris.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Bessent and Takaichi jointly worry about a wobbly yen, which brushed the psychological barrier of 160 to the dollar on April 30, before official intervention beat it back to about 158.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

In thermodynamics a zero became an uncrossable barrier: the coldest temperature possible.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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