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"I've fought contenders. I've fought champions. I've been knocked down. I've been knocked out. I stand strong today and I'm ready for the challenge one million per cent."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The biggest challenge has been persuading fishermen to stop catching one of their most valuable species.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
IBM Chief Executive Arvind Krishna is remaking the company once again, only this time he views the fundamental challenge mostly as one of culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Days later, two transgender girls who were the first to challenge Trump’s executive order dropped their lawsuit in New Hampshire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
We were about to have our next challenge.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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The measures were planned after a months-long investigation and are considered more resistant to legal challenges than earlier moves.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Tractor Supply cut its full-year outlook after facing second-quarter challenges and withdrew its long-term financial framework.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Whether that energy can endure, Palshikar argues, will depend on many factors, including state repression, media blackouts, leadership challenges and the difficulty of building a broad social coalition.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Voting early will give citizens time to clear up any challenges to their ID or their registration.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
In scaling up a community health project such as Socios en Salud into a national one, Jim and Paul faced many challenges.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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World trade flows rose for a second month in May, a sign of economic resilience that may be challenged by a fresh wave of U.S. tariff hikes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The newspaper had challenged the government requests for phone records of reporters and grand jury testimony as an attempt to "intimidate" the press and filed a motion to have them quashed.
From Barron's ● 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
“I think I'd know. We have plenty where I'm from,” she challenged.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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Ramaphosa is now challenging the findings of the panel in a separate court case to be heard in September.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Chief Executive Jim Koch said as the company navigates a challenging operating environment, it remains focused on marketplace execution for the remainder of the summer selling season and improving market share trends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Why did book lovers stop just short of challenging Kondo to a duel over something she didn’t actually say?
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
The outlet reported that the amicable split comes as “the distance between them and their busy schedules made it challenging to maintain their connection.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The boys practiced challenging each other to a duel, which they felt certain would impress the tsar, should they meet him, while Veronika energetically practiced every dance step she had ever learned.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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