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barriers

  • plural
    of barrier.
    barrier
    noun
    anything built or serving to bar passage, as a railing, fence, or the like.

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Construction equipment and safety barriers litter the block.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

She added: "We should be doing everything that we can to remove the barriers for more diversity in politics."

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

For Chinese manufacturers contending with weaker demand at home and new trade barriers in the West, the market for halal goods offers an attractive source of growth.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

These scaffolds act as protective barriers during healing, keeping soft tissue from interfering with the damaged area while giving new bone space to grow.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

Off-season business can't be easy to come by, especially not since the Germans have blocked so much of the coastline with barriers against the invading Allies.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse