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challenge

[chal-inj] / ˈtΚƒΓ¦l ΙͺndΚ’ /




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In a separate security challenge, Pakistan has blamed an increase in attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the southern border province of Balochistan on militancy emanating from Afghanistan.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

The move might have made sense if it had come earlier in the race and enabled Norris to challenge Leclerc, struggling in front of them, for third.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

A judge has restricted his transfer and temporarily blocked his deportation while his legal challenge proceeds.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

Our columnist took part in a longevity fitness challenge to find out how well he’s aging and learn how people are turning back the clock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

I saw now that it’d been stupid to challenge him earlier.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

One of the self-inflicted challenges for AI creators is that the tech community has framed much of the public conversation, intentionally or not, in language that resonates with the Christian community.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Miri said he filed a habeas corpus petition on June 19, a legal action that challenges the lawfulness of a person’s detention, but declined to be interviewed on the case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

That parade did not happen and, after a series of legal challenges and talks between residents and Orangemen, the secretary of state banned the procession.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Reaching this state efficiently remains one of the most important challenges in fusion energy research.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

In one of those silly online challenges JP likes to do.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Leclerc got a better start than Verstappen off the line and challenged down the inside as they approached Turn One.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Fain had clashed with another UAW vice president, Rich Boyer, who unsuccessfully challenged Fain for the top job.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Defence lawyers challenged the credibility of the evidence and argued the case against Ferris was deeply flawed.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

It’s a story I’ve repeatedly told over my decades-long journalism career, and no one has yet challenged my description of my grandmother as an immigrant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“I think I'd know. We have plenty where I'm from,” she challenged.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Pete describes it as one of the most challenging environments he has ever flown in, with "multiple walls of flame", personnel and vehicles moving around the site and helicopters operating overhead.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Pillay’s career includes challenging apartheid in South Africa and serving on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, where she helped establish legal precedents recognizing sexual violence as an act of genocide.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

The Sheriff’s Department typically houses mentally ill prisoners at the Twin Towers, but Magaña’s family claims he was not transferred to a specialized unit within the jail that deals with more challenging cases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

That becomes especially challenging in applications such as space exploration, where equipment must be compact, lightweight, and reliable.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

Widespread preoccupation with litigation, however, is not the only—or even the main—reason civil rights groups have shied away from challenging the new caste system.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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