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During the logo-design challenge, when the instructions changed every three minutes, Ryan thought to herself: This is harder than I thought.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
His lawyer said he would challenge "the lawfulness and fairness of the decision through all available legal mechanisms".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
"It's a very hard research challenge," said Dan Lahav, head of Irregular, a cybersecurity firm dedicated to cutting-edge AI.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
The real challenge is finding deposits where they occur in concentrations high enough to make extraction economically practical.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
A bold challenge was posed to the public, “COME AND INVESTIGATE.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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"Recently, Japan's native giant salamanders have faced challenges such as hybridization with foreign species and habitat destruction," says Noda.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
“For the ‘Burnham bounce’ to be sustainable and boost consumer confidence, it will require consistent delivery by the refreshed U.K. government against deep cost-of-living challenges and persistent low economic growth,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
On Friday in Manchester Burnham will chair a meeting of the National Economic Council, a cabinet committee first launched in 2008 to respond to economic challenges around the UK.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Espinosa, a former foreign minister of Ecuador, has called the United Nations the only universal platform for handling humanity's common challenges, but also wants deeper reform of the world body.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The double helix has solved all three of the major challenges of genetic physiology using ingenious variations on the same theme.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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"Our relationship has been challenged over the last few years," Ontario Premier Doug Ford said of US-Canada ties, but added: "Let's keep working together."
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Insurers have challenged about 40% of claims by providers as ineligible for arbitration under the no surprise law, usually because they involve elective procedures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
He also said the authenticity of the bite marks on the photo — which form a circular shape with an absence of bruising — could be challenged in court by an expert in tooth reconstruction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Over the years, Breivik has challenged the terms of his sentence.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
At one o’clock in the morning, a square-jawed private arrived at the barracks, roused Captain Babushkinov, and informed him that the furious general had challenged him to a duel.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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She told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the target had become more challenging to meet, pointing to increased construction costs as one of the reasons for that.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
“In businesses closer to the consumer, the pricing environment was more challenging, and there had been little adjustment of prices so far,” it said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Charter Communications’ latest earnings results highlight the increasingly competitive broadband market, which has proved challenging for established cable providers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Flores, a lawyer challenging Gonzalez, is worth between $2.6 million and $11.4 million, owing to his ownership of a healthcare company and his wife’s trust.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
She heard the low, soft, rhythmic grunts of the females and cooing of the infants, the rumble of the males, with now and then a challenging bark.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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