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.
are barring
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present progressiveof bar.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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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
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
Travel bans and infection rates are barring some Americans from international travel, and fear of the virus that causes the COVID-19 respiratory disease has postponed other trips.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 9, 2020
So often when we think we are barring other people out, we are only barring ourselves in.
From Great Possessions by David Grayson
