barriers

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What the team’s recommendations have in common: scarce physical assets, high barriers to entry, rising replacement costs and limited risk of technical obsolescence.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 7, 2026

That has contributed to internal barriers to trade that are equivalent to a tariff of as much as 44% on manufactured goods, according to the International Monetary Fund.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

Right now, the barriers of finding a suitable partner, housing costs, healthcare access, childcare availability, and so on may lead to delays in reproduction, which may in turn lead to having fewer children.

From Slate • Jul. 6, 2026

As a result, members of Mexico's National Guard lined the entrance to England's hotel, while police officers in riot gear stood next to barriers on the road outside.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026

I spot a handful of thin trees decorating the land inside the barriers.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer