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barrier

[bar-ee-er] / ˈbær i ər /




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“This is a major hurdle and overcoming this barrier has been really the Holy Grail in neurology,” he says.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

An invisible barrier is keeping many Americans from getting ahead—the midcareer stall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Marshals clamber over the barrier at Portier to attend to the damaged McLaren of Ayrton Senna, who crashed out of the lead in 1988 when leading by about 50 seconds.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

They found that adding the amino acid methionine to the animals' diet protected them from wasting, blood-brain barrier problems, and death linked to inflammation.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Today both sides are aware of the barrier between them and the need to level it.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson




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