pons asinorum

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Noun
  • The Anglo-Saxons, who have been given the multiracial treatment by the BBC’s casting directors, are squabbling natives whose weakness invites foreign interference.
    Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Marina took advantage of a couple of penalties to move upfield, a horse collar tackle and a pass interference call where Saporito and Ramos took turns running the ball to move into scoring territory.
    David Delgado, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This means that fuel cells can, theoretically, operate without the infrastructure problems of electric or hydrogen vehicles, but the real obstacle is achieving sheer power in a light, compact engine that is compliant with existing regulations.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
  • This enables the robot to figure out its precise navigation and obstacle avoidance coordinates, with an accuracy down to 2 centimeters.
    Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Legislature needs to stop posturing and take on today’s major impediment to achievement, the teachers unions.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Legislators this summer voted to increase exemptions under the California Environmental Quality Act, also known as CEQA, a watershed law that is sometimes used as an impediment to slow down or stop housing projects.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Tyler Robinson was also arrested on charges of obstruction of justice and the felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, authorities said.
    Bobby Allyn, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Since then, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson has been taken into custody and is charged with murder, obstruction, and felony firearm charges after allegedly shooting Kirk from a nearby building while the right-wing activist was speaking at a college event in Utah.
    Zach LaChance, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But none of that is proving much of a hindrance.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
  • For her, regulatory guardrails are less a hindrance than a necessary framework.
    Peter High, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Leader delights in offering up her belly for rubs or kissing the faces of new friends.
    Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Lightly dampen the Magic Eraser and rub marks off of your wall, using very light pressure.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The cars' real handicaps were a lack of liquid cooling for the battery packs.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The parking area is handicap accessible, as well as the free tram service from the lot to the festival grounds.
    Chris Sims, IndyStar, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • For a franchise placing its future on the development of young players, the timing of the injuries is a hurdle.
    Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • As a result, same-sex couples continue to face other challenges in other aspects of daily life, from visiting their partner at hospitals to raising children, hurdles that families in many other global financial capitals that look to attract top talent no longer face.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Pons asinorum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pons%20asinorum. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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