pons asinorum

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Noun
  • This approach simplifies the customer journey while allowing brands to build more meaningful connections without the interference of third-party retailers.
    Joshua Adragna, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Ford previously pleaded guilty to one count of interference with an emergency call and one count of fleeing a peace officer on foot.
    Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • As businesses adapted to new ways of working, obstacles were removed for employees who had previously found their options limited.
    Gene Myers, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Poor planning can jeopardize access to space, materials, and equipment, leading to obstacles that drain time and money.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • These racist perspectives — that people, and especially brown people, are an impediment to achieving the ideal nature — were popular even among mainstream environmentalists in the 20th century.
    Benji Jones, Vox, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The organization has come under fire in recent years from critics, from conservative billionaires to liberal lawmakers, who see it as a symbol of over-regulation and an impediment to affordable housing.
    Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • According to Bennett Gershman, a professor at Pace University's law school, free speech protections allow residents to discuss law enforcement in their neighborhoods, but language that actively encourages evasion of authorities could possibly be construed as obstruction of justice.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Menendez was found guilty on charges including extortion, honest services wire fraud, obstruction of justice, acting as a foreign agent for Egypt, bribery, and conspiracy.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • After all, any potential barriers to global trade would be a meaningful hindrance to ocean carriers.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Feb. 2025
  • While increasing revenue is the goal of 48 percent of business owners polled, inflation and rising costs of living continue to be a major hindrance over the past few years.
    Kanika Talwar, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The presenter, who'd been a friend of my mother, stepped over and gave my shoulder a rub.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady did an excellent job of scheming up rub concepts to get receivers open in Week 11 and Buffalo targeted corner Nazeeh Johnson in man coverage on deep passes three times, completing two for 55 yards.
    Ted Nguyen, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In 1936, famed Olympic runner Jesse Owens raced a horse in a 100-yard dash and won thanks in part to a 40-yard handicap).
    Emily Barone, Time, 19 July 2017
  • LNK classes have done everything from installing handicap doors at Redwood to creating a Healthy Newborn site for Transitions that serves mothers going through addiction recovery.
    Brent Cooper, Cincinnati.com, 17 July 2017
Noun
  • In a climate where immigrants in the United States continue to face extraordinary hurdles, Tonos believes the struggle can still yield high rewards.
    Holly Jones, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The project has faced early hurdles: Elon Musk openly split with Trump on the day of its announcement, questioning whether its backers had enough money to fund the project.
    David Jeans, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2025
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