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bars

  • present tense form
    of bar (3rd person singular).
    bar
    noun
    a relatively long, evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, as metal or wood, used as a guard or obstruction or for some mechanical purpose.

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Dining rooms are also getting overhauls with fresh paint and redesigned bars and booths.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The bottom line: If you’re planning to hand out candy this Halloween, you’ll be paying more — no matter how big your chocolate bars are.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

"We'd have to carry in all the ballet bars, all the equipment that we use, all the dance floors," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

But those bars of real chocolate might themselves be luxury items before long, since the world’s supply of cocoa beans is in crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Saturday morning, first thing, I pack my backpack with water and granola bars and drag my two garbage bags of cans to the supermarket to recycle them in the machines.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz