Barring

/ˈbɑːr.ɪŋ/ verb

Blocking or preventing someone from doing something, or excluding/not counting (as in 'barring any accidents').

From 'bar' which comes from Latin 'barra' (rod or barrier). The original sense was physical—putting a bar across a door—then extended metaphorically to stopping anything.

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