challenged

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As expected, the manufacturers of the two drugs also challenged the findings, and their investors appeared unconcerned.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

We note how the small scale, finely drawn swirls of her sleeve are challenged by the suave oval of her face and the emphatic line of her shoulder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Home Office decisions to reject an asylum applicant can be challenged, and potentially overturned, in the courts.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

“I was challenged a lot this season and I feel like I embraced everything that was thrown at me,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Until Columbus demonstrated that classical geography was hopelessly misconceived, the assumption was that the arguments of the ancients needed to be interpreted, not challenged.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton