effectively bar
Frequency: 5.04.2 per million words
to prevent something from happening in a way that is successful
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- The curfew has effectively barred migrant workers from their jobs.
- A new law was passed that will effectively bar foreign companies from owning local media outlets.
- The high cost of entry effectively bars small businesses from competing in the market.
- The technical glitch effectively barred users from accessing their accounts for several hours.
- Without the required qualifications, he was effectively barred from applying for the senior position.
- The mountain range effectively bars any direct land route between the two countries.
- These strict regulations effectively bar any new construction in the historic district.
- The judge's ruling effectively barred the evidence from being presented in court.
- Her lack of a visa effectively bars her from entering the country.
- The recent software update effectively barred older devices from running the application.