challenge
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It was a "huge challenge" to have 100 a month, he said.
From Barron's β Sep. 12, 2026
Girls have 'legal right to challenge schools to wear trousers'
From BBC β Sep. 11, 2026
That has been no less true of the Americans who have risen to the challenge in the years since.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 11, 2026
It’s imperative that films challenge us and encourage discussion, even the bad ones.
From Salon β Sep. 11, 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 want to be open institutions; at the same time, we are facing new challenges and attacks against museums that will require new standards."
From BBC β Sep. 12, 2026
For a change from that bit of torture, Smith challenges teammates to modified games of tug-of-war, where each player grips one side of a massive tire and tries to drag the other to the turf.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 11, 2026
One of the biggest challenges in treating solid tumors is their diversity.
From Science Daily β Sep. 11, 2026
We anticipated logistical challenges and ethical complexities, including potential trauma reactivation and our inability to provide clinical care.
From Slate β Sep. 11, 2026
He challenges Vincent: what is the meaning of this woman and that child?
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
Kennedy has challenged the circumstances surrounding the cases, which are the first deaths involving measles reported in the country this year.
From Salon β Sep. 12, 2026
Quantum mechanics has always challenged our everyday understanding of reality.
From Science Daily β Sep. 11, 2026
Asked whether he challenged their leaders over why they had not taken up students' concerns more forcefully, Dipke said he had not.
From BBC β Sep. 11, 2026
The owner of Zara said sales showed no signs of slowing, despite continued pressure on the world’s retailers from the Middle East war and a challenged global economy.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 10, 2026
The principal is so shocked at being challenged by his own seventh-grade president that he backs away from her, stepping on my foot.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
Technical indicators speak to PayPal challenging Visa, Mastercard, and Block in coming months.
From Barron's β Sep. 11, 2026
In the American context, after all, Oscar season is just about the last place for broad, sustained attention to challenging studio fare, bold independents, international features and documentaries.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 10, 2026
Despite robust sales for breakout titles, publishing remains a challenging business.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 10, 2026
The company referenced the rapidly changing media landscape in its press release, external announcing the changes, which it said includes "evolving audience habits, increasing global competition, a challenging consumer environment and a volatile advertising market".
From BBC β Sep. 9, 2026
Body percussion can become increasingly challenging as well.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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