challenge
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In May 2025, the justices allowed it to take effect while a separate challenge, United States v.
From Slate β Sep. 1, 2026
He was unable to mount a legal challenge to the result as the courts were sealed off last week on the final day a case could be filed.
From BBC β Sep. 1, 2026
Fast-fashion giant Shein slid in its long-awaited trading debut, as regulatory headwinds and slowing sales challenge a company once valued at US$100 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 1, 2026
In a 5-4 ruling, the high court said that a historic preservation group likely doesn’t have legal standing to challenge the 90,000-square-foot project.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 31, 2026
Still I did not learn and I continued to challenge them, often causing the team to get tangled.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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But its unprecedented growth also invited challenges of "newly imposed taxes and duties, compromised sustainability, privacy and copyright practices and competition", he added.
From Barron's β Sep. 1, 2026
But the pay bump and more prestigious title comes with challenges.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 1, 2026
Swinney said he was committed to making sure Scotland delivered stronger economic growth, which he said would help tackle the challenges around child poverty and investment in public services.
From BBC β Sep. 1, 2026
The festival was originally set for January 2026 — around her 80th birthday — but the star paused plans after health challenges in August 2025, according to her estate’s press release.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 31, 2026
In their thirties, men and women, black and white, these lawyers were comfortable with one another in a way that reflected a shared mission, shared hope, and shared stress about the challenges they faced.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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A group of transgender service members and prospective recruits challenged the policy under the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection.
From Slate β Sep. 1, 2026
“We’re going to need the depth of this roster,” Riley said, “and we obviously challenged that in the fourth quarter, and obviously didn’t respond the way we wanted.”
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 29, 2026
However, the South Korean study published last year challenged it by arguing that Type Ia supernovae did not all reach the same peak brightness as the universe aged.
From Science Daily β Aug. 29, 2026
Salmond, a former SNP leader and first minister, challenged the way the investigation was conducted, and in 2019 government lawyers conceded the process had been unlawful and procedurally unfair.
From BBC β Aug. 27, 2026
Natalie challenged, and Chess felt that something had changed.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Australia banned social media use for those under 16, but enforcing the law has been challenging because young people have tried to get around the restrictions.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 1, 2026
Yet the breakdown of U.S.–Canada talks could be the start of a prolonged dispute, one of many driving allies apart and making international consensus more challenging than usual at this week’s meetings.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 31, 2026
There are many who will say he is challenging Pele for the title of football's greatest ever.
From BBC β Aug. 31, 2026
Prime Minister Balendra Shah said that the task was "challenging due to adverse weather, difficult terrain, and ongoing risks".
From Barron's β Aug. 31, 2026
Her lasting legacy to the 587th Bomber Aviation Regiment was in choosing the challenging Pe-2 dive-bomber planes that they flew, and the 587th’s commitment to those planes would have made her proud.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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