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(a)

far, star, bar,...;

bazaar, Saar;

(b)

sharp, part, bark, arch, scarf, farce, harsh,

garb, card, large, carve, parse,

farm, barn, snarl, Charles,

party, market, marvellous,...;

heart, hearken, hearth;

sergeant;

aardvark;

(c)

sari, Bari, safari, cascara, curare, Mata Hari¹, aria¹, scenario¹, Sahara¹, tiara¹.

¹ GenAm also /ær ~ ɛr/.