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challenge

[chal-inj] / ˈtΚƒΓ¦l ΙͺndΚ’ /




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In fact, GPS also overcomes the challenge through time: A receiver uses the travel times of signals from several satellites, whose positions are known, to calculate its own position.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Silva, who is number one in the UFC's flyweight rankings, was set to face Shevchenko for the belt before the bout was cancelled, so was expected to challenge for the vacant title.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

“In a non-presidential year, in a midterm election, that challenge is always voter turnout,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The results challenge the long standing assumption that spending time outside early or later in the day is largely harmless.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Teller stayed at Los Alamos and aimed his relentless brain at the challenge of the Super.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

It is a win-win-win outcome that challenges the false dichotomy of conservation versus production that has dominated public debate for decades.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

The company ground through a number of challenges: the subsequent inflationary spike that dinged real-wage growth, a financial scare when Mejuri’s primary bank, Silicon Valley Bank, collapsed, and diamond-market shock after Russia invaded Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Dozens of flights to and from Catalina Island have crashed over the years, with pilots saying the airport poses its share of challenges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

For the artists who did return and continue the trade, the challenges only increased.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Like the other members of the Saturday Afternoon Club, he expected to hear Burnham discuss the challenges of building an entire city on such a short schedule, but Burnham surprised him.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

“There are other folks out there that understand the business but they are challenged by scale,” said Stephen Sorbaro, who took over the company with his brother David from their parents in 1985.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Plus, why tens of billions of dollars in contested tax bills hinge on two words, and AI CEOs challenged Dario Amodei over his industry warnings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

That perception was challenged this year, when Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos became the first Spanish-language album to win album of the year.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

They also challenged the processor with videos produced using Google's VEO-3 model.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

When not debating the law, she challenged the law students to chess and other board games.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

But rolling out NGC2 across the Army, which has about 450,000 active-duty troops, is technically challenging and, according to Army officials, will take until 2032.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The 724-page report describes a deluge of chaos and poor communication that made evacuations, rescues and firefighting more challenging amid conditions that were already exceptionally dangerous and volatile.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

"This will be very challenging for households and companies that drive a lot of miles, from commuters, haulage and delivery firms, businesses with large fleets all the way through to sole traders," he added.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

What matters most is that the exercise feels challenging.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

“By the end of the meeting,” Haldeman remembered, “Nixon was as angry as his foreign affairs chief. The thought that an alleged weirdo was blatantly challenging the president infuriated him.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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