challenge
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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 β Oct. 11, 2026
The incident happened when Shaw, on the receiving end of a reckless challenge by Bentancur, raced towards the Spurs player and shoved him off the pitch.
From BBC β Oct. 10, 2026
A judge has restricted his transfer and temporarily blocked his deportation while his legal challenge proceeds.
From Salon β Oct. 10, 2026
“Whether it’s your bone, whether it’s your muscle, whether it’s your tendon, you have to challenge yourself every day with different things.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 10, 2026
He was glad that Chip didn’t challenge that one.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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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 β Oct. 11, 2026
And yet the medium, entirely visual, posed definite challenges.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 10, 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 β Oct. 10, 2026
For PPPL, this work is part of a broader effort to address the scientific and technological challenges that must be overcome before commercial fusion power becomes possible, including the development of future fusion pilot plants.
From Science Daily β Oct. 10, 2026
We had never received state support for our work, and without the federal dollars we faced serious financial challenges.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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Leclerc got a better start than Verstappen off the line and challenged down the inside as they approached Turn One.
From BBC β Oct. 11, 2026
Winning teams can be poor at challenges: The three teams with the best records in baseball were challenge challenged.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 7, 2026
The bank thinks Rio Tinto’s valuation is stretched and that it will face headwinds from an increasingly challenged iron-ore market and comparatively limited visible copper growth beyond the Oyu Tolgoi ramp-up.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 6, 2026
Activists and some voters have challenged the process, saying it was opaque.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 6, 2026
He challenged everyone who passed, whether going in or coming out, demanding to know his business.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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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 β Oct. 10, 2026
That becomes especially challenging in applications such as space exploration, where equipment must be compact, lightweight, and reliable.
From Science Daily β Oct. 9, 2026
You’re challenging the listener to accept that over the top doesn’t necessarily mean phony.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 9, 2026
Some people thought they would be up there challenging for the title but they look far too inconsistent to do that.
From BBC β Oct. 8, 2026
Whaling first brought people to South Georgia Island, and it was to a whaling station that Endurance headed as its final stop before challenging the Antarctic.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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