challenged

Example Sentences

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The defendants challenged the order in the state's high court, pointing out that the cited orders were fake.

From BBC

A longtime academic critic of the agency, Prasad built his reputation through books and articles that challenged the pharmaceutical industry—some of which have specifically argued the accelerated approval process has grown too lenient.

From The Wall Street Journal

The judge’s injunction “does not provide relief for all the parents of California public school students, but only for those parents who object to the challenged policies or seek religious exemptions,” the justices added.

From Los Angeles Times

I could have challenged the sandwich to a duel.

From Literature

"He was providing information you couldn't get elsewhere," Sherborne challenged her, suggesting this was the result of "blagging" information from an airline, and producing evidence of phone calls between them at the time.

From BBC