challenging
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In Greece, he is staying at a friend’s apartment, he said, challenging reports that he had been living it up at a hotel bar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The tiny creature was found to interpret DNA instructions in a way researchers had never documented before, challenging a long held assumption about how the genetic code works.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
One of the most challenging aspects of Inglethorpe's role is letting players go.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Yet he is so bad at ABS challenges that manager Dave Roberts forbade Pages from challenging pitches after his unsuccessful challenge in the NL Division Series opener Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The boys practiced challenging each other to a duel, which they felt certain would impress the tsar, should they meet him, while Veronika energetically practiced every dance step she had ever learned.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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