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In a separate security challenge, Pakistan has blamed an increase in attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the southern border province of Balochistan on militancy emanating from Afghanistan.
From Barron's β Oct. 11, 2026
The Court of Appeal has reserved judgment on a legal challenge brought by Garvaghy Road residents against the decision to allow the march.
From BBC β Oct. 10, 2026
A judge has restricted his transfer and temporarily blocked his deportation while his legal challenge proceeds.
From Salon β Oct. 10, 2026
“Whether it’s your bone, whether it’s your muscle, whether it’s your tendon, you have to challenge yourself every day with different things.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 10, 2026
But even the future night bomber pilots who would fly the familiar little Po-2s had a big challenge to face.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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Miri said he filed a habeas corpus petition on June 19, a legal action that challenges the lawfulness of a person’s detention, but declined to be interviewed on the case.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 11, 2026
One of the self-inflicted challenges for AI creators is that the tech community has framed much of the public conversation, intentionally or not, in language that resonates with the Christian community.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 11, 2026
Reaching this state efficiently remains one of the most important challenges in fusion energy research.
From Science Daily β Oct. 10, 2026
That parade did not happen and, after a series of legal challenges and talks between residents and Orangemen, the secretary of state banned the procession.
From BBC β Oct. 10, 2026
“In light of all the political fuss that’s going on, I think my presence on the team challenges those misconceptions that people have about who a Muslim woman is and can be.”
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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It’s a story I’ve repeatedly told over my decades-long journalism career, and no one has yet challenged my description of my grandmother as an immigrant.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 7, 2026
Winning teams can be poor at challenges: The three teams with the best records in baseball were challenge challenged.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 7, 2026
A place to learn and grow and be challenged.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 5, 2026
The book challenged strict parenting norms of the time and in the following decades parents were offered more advice from an increasing range of voices.
From BBC β Oct. 4, 2026
Even the ultimate goal of integration itself was now challenged.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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Pillay’s career includes challenging apartheid in South Africa and serving on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, where she helped establish legal precedents recognizing sexual violence as an act of genocide.
From Salon β Oct. 10, 2026
That becomes especially challenging in applications such as space exploration, where equipment must be compact, lightweight, and reliable.
From Science Daily β Oct. 9, 2026
You’re challenging the listener to accept that over the top doesn’t necessarily mean phony.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 9, 2026
“In a persistently challenging market environment, the company continues to consistently pursue its value-oriented sales strategy and maintain a balanced relationship between supply and demand,” it said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 9, 2026
“Although it may be challenging for teachers to find adaptive instruments to suit the individual needs of their students,” Sobol says, “the music market catalog offerings are expanding.”
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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