challenging
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It can be very challenging to find the species at the right time, and without the help of passionate botanists across the country notifying them of rare species locations, their job would be even harder.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald said that “such a threat disturbingly mirrors” the testimony of Jose Antonio Perez-Funez, a plaintiff in a 1980s class-action lawsuit challenging the tactics of immigration officers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
Finally, there are things that don’t require AI at all, like challenging your assumptions or brainstorming with colleagues.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026
In undertaking this role, one of the most challenging and revered in 20th-century theater, he willfully—and rewardingly—hides that blazing light under a proverbial bushel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
In the town someone had stuck up a poster challenging people to solve a mathematical problem.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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