barrier
Example Sentences
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For example, non-native feral hogs are now major predators of loggerhead sea turtle eggs along the Georgia coast, USA, while coyotes in eastern North America are expanding onto coastal barrier islands, altering those ecosystems.
From Science Daily
She said the noise devices and barriers at the Cypress Park store were designed to deter illegal overnight parking, encampments and other related problems that were creating a safety hazard.
From Los Angeles Times
For foreign trainees, the barriers are even higher - language, visa restrictions and industry connections, all of which possibly worsen already slim odds.
From BBC
If we can continue to break down the barriers, that's where the power lies.
From BBC
The team suggests that therapies designed to remove IL-10-negative Treg cells in colorectal cancer might also work against these other cancers that arise in barrier tissues.
From Science Daily
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