challenging
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Restaurants are trying to lure back customers after a challenging 2025, where traffic fell and chains pumped out discounts to try to bring penny-pinching consumers back.
All these market phenomena are challenging the legitimacy of long-term investing.
From Barron's
"Rapid task switching and solving unfamiliar problems is something we humans do easily every day. But for AI, it's much more challenging," says Dr. Queißer.
From Science Daily
Wild blueberries, sometimes called lowbush blueberries, are grown in Maine and Eastern Canada under challenging environmental conditions, including harsh winters.
From Science Daily
When asked if the prime minister would raise human rights abuses with the president, Downing Street said he would "raise challenging issues where interests and values differ".
From BBC
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