challenge
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Enforcement of regulations will also face the challenge of setting up effective age verification systems.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
"For any Labour government to hitch their future electability to benefits to AI, then the political challenge for a new government is people need to feel the benefits before any job losses," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
But, as we have seen, Guardiola has never been afraid of a challenge.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
That opened the path for him to formally challenge Starmer, who read the writing on the wall and quit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Masterji Thakur scanned the room, a challenge crackling in the air, daring any naysayer to object.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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Their proliferation has raised challenges for police, lawmakers and parents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
"I'm excited to bring my strength, determination and personality to the arena but, most importantly, I want people watching to feel inspired to believe in themselves and take on their own challenges."
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Young umpires who climbed through the ranks are already familiar with ABS, which grants teams two unsuccessful challenges per game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Burnham will face an in-tray overflowing with challenges with little time to make his mark with a nationwide election due in 2029.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Filipino journalists faced numerous challenges to publish their newspapers.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Over the years, Breivik has challenged the terms of his sentence.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The report says its research can help such plaintiffs show they have legal standing to bring lawsuits, which requires a concrete injury that is “fairly traceable to the challenged action of the defendant.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Their findings, published in the July 14 issue of The Astrophysical Journal Letters, help address a question that has challenged astronomers for decades.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
The county did not question the value of the employees or their need for higher income and health benefits; they simply challenged the district’s ability to afford them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Yet, once those ideas were challenged, progress was breathtakingly rapid—after fifteen centuries of stagnation, there have been fewer than another five centuries from the time of Copernicus to the present day.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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The new focus on the issue shows how the messy policies surrounding open models are challenging CEOs trying to cut their AI bills and policymakers who don’t want the technology used to harm the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Constantino, who recently defended his doctorate at UK, said that this atmosphere gave him the confidence to pursue challenging questions that crossed multiple fields.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
Gates, who left the department in November, is now the Republican candidate challenging Bonta to be state attorney general.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Henderson said firefighting conditions were set to get more challenging between 15:00 and 20:00.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Most challenging of all was the fact that there was not one person who had ever been involved in an underwater excavation in South Korea.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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