barrier

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In 1947, with its X-1 plane, the team became the first in the history of human flight to break the sound barrier.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

While Oracle’s pivot to infrastructure-as-a-service will carry lower margins than the company’s software-as-a-service business, Moerdler noted that Oracle’s differentiated hardware capabilities can create a barrier to entry.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

In addition, landfast ice acts as a natural barrier, reducing the impact of waves on the shoreline and allowing river water to spread farther offshore.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

When added to the language barrier, that made the problem almost impossible to crack.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield