barrier
Example Sentences
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For this tournament to be considered a success, El Tri must break the quarterfinal barrier.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Difficulty in communicating is often a key barrier to people securing interviews and jobs.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The drug industry has been trying for years to develop tricks to shuttle the drugs that treat Alzheimer’s disease through the body’s protective brain-blood barrier, which blocks 99% of a dose from reaching the brain.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Over this year, Walmart’s market valuation has occasionally cracked the $1 trillion barrier, but the company has struggled to stay there.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
And sometimes you break a barrier that no one knew existed, and then everything you knew before crossing the line is gone.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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