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challenge

[chal-inj] / ˈtΚƒΓ¦l ΙͺndΚ’ /


NOUN
call, demand
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VERB
engage, stimulate
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Physicists have long suspected that they could become increasingly important in high-speed semiconductor electronics, but observing exactly how they unfold has been a major challenge.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026

The BBC said Owain's challenge would be the "greatest-ever distance" covered in a Radio 2 endeavour for the charity.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

A new leader at Nvidia will take over as the company’s markets are in transition, compounding the challenge even further.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

The genre has been dominated for years by "The Sims" franchise, but Montreal developer Alex Masse's Paralives has mounted a scrappy, insurgent challenge.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

Bringing the ingots to the surface presented a major challenge.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

"We want to bring people together, listen to different perspectives and energise local communities and politicians to act more quickly on the pressing challenges we face," he added.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

“Now is the time for society to begin to consider how to address these potential challenges – while AI adoption is in its relatively early stages,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

And even if crude becomes better supplied, that doesn’t necessarily solve the challenges in refined products, she said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

In the mouse model, vaccination not only protected against the disease caused by the virus but also preserved the animals' ability to respond to future immune challenges.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

The final section of this course does include a few challenges that are generally not considered "beginner level" musicianship, but are very useful in just about every field and genre of music.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

The ruling will be closely watched beyond the borders of the Scandinavian country by the many legal experts and NGOs who have challenged production licences granted to oil companies on climate grounds.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

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

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

“Why would you believe I’m a whatnot, when you can accept that Josie isn’t?” she challenged.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The Australian is challenging that decision while also stepping up to heavyweight to face Deontay Wilder on the Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua undercard in December.

From BBC ● 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

“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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

The newcomers, Torres and Guinier explain, are easily co-opted, as they have much to lose but little to gain by challenging the rules of the game.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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