challenge
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Caruso didn’t run for the 2026 race, despite many expecting him to challenge Bass again.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 20, 2026
“Revamping content strategy is not enough to fix this challenge but it is a worthwhile start.”
From MarketWatch β Oct. 20, 2026
“I find that to also be, in a way, a much easier challenge, given the fact that we have really good AI capabilities today versus in the past,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 20, 2026
Premier League referees' chief Howard Webb says Sven Botman's foul on Nicolas Jackson was a "high-end reckless challenge" but backed the video assistant referee's decision not to intervene for a red card.
From BBC β Oct. 20, 2026
One night, a figure appeared who didn’t answer her challenge.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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Eric Potma, a UC Irvine chemistry professor who consults for the company, told Wired this week that its technology is worth exploring despite significant technical challenges.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 20, 2026
The court in that case found that John Banks, a wealthy man, was of sound mind, despite mental-health challenges, when he made a will.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 20, 2026
He said Northern Ireland was a small nation that could be "agile and innovative" in tackling challenges like increasing renewable energy, improving waste management and reducing emissions.
From BBC β Oct. 20, 2026
This could help explain why people sometimes repeat harmful patterns in relationships or continue interpreting situations negatively despite evidence that challenges their assumptions.
From Science Daily β Oct. 19, 2026
Carroll was shaking his head in frustration—about the crime and about all the challenges of peacekeeping—when an aide appeared and told him an American was waiting at the compound gate to see him.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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In 2024 youthful protesters drove Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from power and challenged Serbia’s political establishment.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 19, 2026
Beyond their potential clinical importance, the findings also provide new insight into the fundamental process of skin renewal, helping address a question that has challenged scientists for decades.
From Science Daily β Oct. 18, 2026
Paul Cremo, who directs the Met's commissioning program, said creating the other-worldly universe for "Bardo" -- in which tendrils engulf singers and ghosts explode -- challenged the Met's technical staff.
From Barron's β Oct. 18, 2026
Australia's Matt Renshaw played brilliantly for his 190 but was not challenged as he casually farmed the strike and protected Nathan Lyon in their ninth-wicket stand of 134.
From BBC β Oct. 13, 2026
So, she challenged Auntie to send the city mouse here instead and promised me for the next summer.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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“The challenging thing is he’s sort of a conduit to her.”
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 20, 2026
Six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek has called an early finish to what she described as "one of the most challenging" seasons of her career.
From BBC β Oct. 20, 2026
A lawyer educated at Baylor University and the University of Virginia, Paxton entered the Texas legislature in 2003 and made his name challenging the Republican establishment from the right.
From Barron's β Oct. 19, 2026
Instead, she highlights the challenging aspects of the business: wiping dog hair out of a washer, for instance, or dealing with a customer smoking in the bathroom.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 19, 2026
Zvezda snorted from inside, as if challenging her threat.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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