barring

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The CTAs have sold so much there’s not much left to sell — they’re short $18.4 billion worth of U.S. equities — barring a major shock.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Department of Transportation mandated that air traffic controllers rely on radar to manage aircraft flight paths, barring them from instructing pilots to avoid aircraft based on sight.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Indiana is barring one of the nation’s most expensive autism-therapy providers from billing the state’s Medicaid program two weeks after the company’s practices were detailed in a Wall Street Journal article, state officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Transit passage rights through straits remain applicable during armed conflicts and suspending commercial navigation through Hormuz "cannot be lawful" barring exceptional circumstances, he added.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

It stood barring his way with its arms stretched wide as if to embrace him.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques