barring
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bar·ring
(bär′ĭng)prep.
Apart from the occurrence of; excepting: Barring strong headwinds, the plane will arrive on schedule.
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barring
(ˈbɑːrɪŋ)prep
unless (something) occurs; except for: barring rain, the match will be held tomorrow.
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bar•ring
(ˈbɑr ɪŋ)prep.
excepting; except for.
[1475–85]
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Barring
bars collectively, i.e., decorative bars or stripes.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | barring - the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto |
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barring
preposition except for, saving, bar, excepting, apart from, but for, other than, excluding, besides, omitting, save for (archaic), exclusive of, if there is or are no Barring accidents, I believe they will succeed.
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barring
[ˈbɑːrɪŋ] PREP → excepto, salvowe shall be there barring accidents → iremos a menos que suceda algo imprevisto
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