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challenge

[chal-inj] / ˈtΚƒΓ¦l ΙͺndΚ’ /


NOUN
call, demand
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VERB
engage, stimulate
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Fiji - now coached by Jake White, who led South Africa to World Cup success in 2007 - played with immense physicality and purpose in the first half but their challenge faded after the restart.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

She had just seen a TV news report about a TikTok door-kick challenge.

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

Turkey Vulture had said that whoever climbed the highest would win the challenge for their team.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

But the author’s travel challenges are far from over, because he’ll be in transit almost constantly between now and Thanksgiving.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026

“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

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

Along with his other challenges, Mr. Dill had enormous difficulty speaking.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 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

Three years later, she publicly challenged OpenAI after it unveiled a chatbot voice she said sounded eerily similar to hers, despite her having declined an offer to lend her voice to the company.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

Both parties will be challenged to stop the spread of antisemitism within their ranks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Even the ultimate goal of integration itself was now challenged.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Despite the challenging market environment, Richemont is benefiting from the resilience of jewelry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Matt Saunders, field chief technology officer at tech consultancy Adaptavist, said it would be challenging to mitigate against a similar problem.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Accurately modeling their quantum behavior traditionally requires enormous computational resources, making it challenging to evaluate large numbers of possible candidates.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 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

Civil rights advocates considered and rejected two other black women as plaintiffs when planning a test case challenging segregation practices: Claudette Colvin and Mary Louise Smith.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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