barrier

Example Sentences

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But calling logistics “boring” understates the real barrier to scale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Many Americans now see the cost of college as a major barrier to enrolling, especially if they also need to work to support themselves while attending school.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

This area is separated from the rest of the cell by an actin-myosin condensate barrier, which acts like a physical boundary and directs proteins to the advancing edge.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

To mimic the conditions of a rocket ascent, they launched the missile and, after it broke the sound barrier, triggered the abort system.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

And I myself preferred not to see him in strong sunshine, for his pale, membranic skin was no barrier to the light, which pierced deep into the flesh and illumined it to a hideous translucency.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya