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are barring

  • present progressive of bar.

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Indiana officials are barring Piece by Piece Autism Centers from billing the state’s Medicaid program two weeks after the company’s practices were detailed in a WSJ article, state officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

Sensitivities around the arrival of the first asylum-seekers from Britain are so high that Rwandan officials are barring media from interviewing the new arrivals.

From Seattle Times Jun. 13, 2022

An October study by education group Ithaka S+R found that colleges nationwide are barring as many as 6.6 million students from accessing their transcripts because of unpaid balances.

From Washington Post Aug. 2, 2021

Japanese Olympic officials are barring fans from attending the opening ceremony because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in the country.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2021

So often when we think we are barring other people out, we are only barring ourselves in.

From Great Possessions by Grayson, David