barrera

[ buh-rair-uh; Spanish bahr-re-rah ]

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noun

plural barreras

the wall, usually a red wooden fence, bordering a bullring.
the first row of seats in a bullfight arena.

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Word History and Origins

First recorded in 1920–25; from Spanish: literally, “barrier,” equivalent to barr(a) + -era, ultimately from Latin -��, feminine of noun suffix -��ܲ�; bar ¹, -ary

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Irish rap trio Kneecap and actors Rachel Zegler and Melissa Barrera have also come under fire.

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Another notable comment came from “Scream” star Melissa Barrera, who pointed out that she, too, had been criticized by Variety for her shared political views.

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In November 2023, Spyglass Media Group, the production company behind the films, fired Melissa Barrera after the actor made a series of social media posts surrounding the Israel-Hamas war.

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Barrera was accused of anti-Semitism, a claim she refuted in an April 2024 interview with The Times.

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After being fired from the ‘Scream’ franchise, Melissa Barrera reclaims her scream queen status with ‘Abigail,’ the latest campy, gory romp from Radio Silence Productions.

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