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barrier

[bar-ee-er] / ˈbær i ər /




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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

The blood-brain barrier blocks 99% of Alzheimer’s drug doses, but new “brain-shuttling” technologies aim to overcome this.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Back in 2010, a report published by Autism NI with Ulster University highlighted that the IQ threshold of 70 remained "a barrier to services for many families".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Goodrich called it “the clearest statement yet from inside Huawei that they have accepted they can’t break through the EUV barrier on any meaningful near-term horizon.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The evolving Indigenous alliance posed a serious barrier to the United States’ expansion.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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