challenge
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“Qatar meant making a dream come true. Making it to 2026 was a huge challenge because the bar had been set very high,” Barton said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Earlier this year, and just one year after that engineering director's prediction, OpenAI took up the challenge, in a manner of speaking.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
"Markets treated the report as a meaningful challenge to near term Fed rate hike expectations, effectively concluding the Fed has time on its side," wrote National Australia Bank's Rodrigo Catril.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
The challenge in the Pacific is much greater.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Turkey Vulture had said that whoever climbed the highest would win the challenge for their team.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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Bigham said the findings could encourage broader research into human populations living at high elevations, where people face challenges that extend beyond low oxygen.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
This summer, they concluded the challenges would persist and came up with a plan that includes reduced prices, less expansion and lower financial targets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Many of the challenges of his era still haunt leaders today.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
“We work hard to keep people safe on our platforms and have been transparent about the challenges of identifying and removing bad actors and harmful content,” a Meta spokesperson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
While Islam doesn’t restrict women from exercising—in fact all Muslims are required to care for their bodies through exercise and healthy eating habits—women face a unique set of challenges with sports.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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Starting a year ago, the court itself began to employ the term biological sex in equal-protection decisions in which transgender claimants challenged laws imposing requirements for gender-affirming care, passport identification, and participation in sports.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Private jailers like The GEO Group successfully challenged the legislation in court.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
All of those demands have also been challenged in court, with varying degrees of success.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
While Skinner previously backed the club in the face of criticism, he challenged more last season on spending and it was clear he wanted more backing.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
But Priddy was concerned that his attempts to achieve eugenic sterilizations would still be challenged by state and federal courts.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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This month, Eve achieved its first transition flight, showing its prototype can take off vertically like a helicopter and move into flight like an airplane, which is one of the most challenging phases of development.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
But establishing the provenance of tiny components in the drone sector is challenging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Though he boasts a long resume in California electoral politics, Becerra went decades without a challenging election fight — until this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
If spotting a rare creature in the wild wasn't challenging enough, the numbat is a squirrel-sized camouflage connoisseur, explains Dr Tony Friend, the godfather of conservation in the state of Western Australia.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Now he confronted the most challenging, the deepest, part of the stream.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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