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challenge

[chal-inj] / ˈtΚƒΓ¦l ΙͺndΚ’ /


NOUN
call, demand
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VERB
engage, stimulate
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“The challenge here is that we have an implementation date around something for which there is no law at this time.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

The results challenge the belief that physical activity necessarily makes injured knees worse.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026

Garrett said he does not back down from a challenge by teammates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026

The challenge of getting a beautiful book into print and past the objections of China’s censors has afflicted everything from graphic novels to cookbooks.

From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2026

“But now you face me on your own, without your precious Huntsman or those little dwarf allies of his. Do you really think you can challenge me?”

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

“We’ll sit in rooms just like this and sometimes with wings and pizza or beer, and we’ll just kind of brainstorm on what the really hard challenges are for that customer,” says Wood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Rep. Richard Neal of Massachusetts have both identified trade as a priority, and they are both aware of the challenges facing our largest entitlement programs.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2026

With voter registration far from being completed, the schedule for a December vote also presented significant logistical challenges.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

As a result, the mice remained less capable of launching effective immune responses when exposed to new challenges.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

He seemed to view the challenges as a Rubik’s Cube-like puzzle that could be solved if only he could swivel the right blocks in the right order.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Instead, they organized, challenged their own party, and made themselves harder to dismiss.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026

The approval could be challenged by an application to the High Court within six weeks, beginning with the day after the date of the decision.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Doncic grabbed at his ankle immediately after he landed and Lakers staff members tended to him while Kuzma’s closeout was challenged for a potential flagrant foul.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

Bangladesh's government challenged her on Tuesday to seek extradition from India if she was genuinely determined to return.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

I could have challenged the sandwich to a duel.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

"It has been a challenging four years, but I have enjoyed the journey to get back here and I am happy all that hard work I have put in has paid off," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

"Simply comparing super agers with such a heterogeneous population makes it challenging to define what is critical in terms of resilient or vulnerable brain patterns."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026

In the spring, the couple filed a habeas corpus petition challenging Alikaram’s detention, which is still pending, as well as a motion to expedite the request due to a heart condition she has.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

“The experience of working with Liz helped us see how we could really formalize and build some institutional capacity to make sure great content about care gets made in a challenging media environment.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

Adding to the temptation to avoid race is the fact that opportunities for challenging mass incarceration on purely race-neutral grounds have never been greater.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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