stumbling block

Example Sentences

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But mortgage rates remain a major stumbling block, despite having fallen in recent months.

From The Wall Street Journal

Negotiations over a technology deal between the UK and US have stalled due to stumbling blocks in wider trade negotiations between the two sides.

From BBC

Ask them to evaluate what worked and how, and where they encountered stumbling blocks and why.

From The Wall Street Journal

Potential stumbling blocks include the release of heaps of economic data delayed by the government shutdown, which could point to further weakness in the labor market or reinforce the stickiness of inflation.

From MarketWatch

Territory has emerged as one of the main stumbling blocks to a deal.

From The Wall Street Journal