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The research was led by first authors Nazli Robin and Nicole Barra of the Schertzer Lab at McMaster.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
In late June and early July he toured Scotland in a white Ford Transit van, visiting various locations including Dunoon, Glencoe, John O'Groats, Skye, Uist, Barra and Lewis.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
For now, Barra said, that isn’t a problem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
But GM CEO Mary Barra said in a letter to shareholders that the company is shifting more production back to the United States to reduce tariff exposure.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
"I will tell him, child, and I promise you, Barra shall not go wanting."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Altering words and adding the odd slang term, a typical example was: "Zarra marra onna barra, Clara?"
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
The Queretaro team’s fan club, or "barra," will be banned from attending even local games for three years.
From Fox News ● Mar. 8, 2022
“When you say barra — ‘abroad’ in Egyptian Arabic — the implication is automatically of somewhere better,” Youssef Rakha, an Egyptian novelist, wrote in a 2020 essay, “Barra and Zaman.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2021
Diaz is proud of how efficiently his barra is running the business of football.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 20, 2011
Why is the Arabic word for the sea Irish, for what is the difference between bahar, the Arabic word for sea, and beathra, an old Irish word for water, pronounced barra, whence the river Barrow?
From Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery by Borrow, George Henry
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