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"were barred from" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to indicate that someone or something was not allowed entrance or access. For example: "The protestors were barred from entering the building."
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Cameras were barred from the courtroom.
Reporters were barred from the occupied space.
Women, meanwhile, were barred from association activities.
Foreign ambassadors were barred from trials.
Jews were barred from leading positions in Government and business.
Students have experienced delays, but none were barred from admission.
High school journalists were barred from a Betsy DeVos event.
Foreign diplomats and journalists were barred from the trial.
Recruits who tested positive were barred from military service.
A number of newspapers were barred from publishing.
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Two were barred from voting.
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