hurdle
Example Sentences
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The conditions, and not the field, may prove to be Sinner's biggest hurdle.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
But the new officiating mandate to allow more freedom of movement is another hurdle.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Carney and Smith cleared a key hurdle toward a new pipeline on Friday by signing a deal on industrial carbon pricing, a system that extracts a fee from large‑scale CO2 emitters.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Early on Thursday, Rayner said she had been cleared by U.K. authorities after she underpaid tax on a home purchase, removing a key hurdle for her to run for prime minister.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
This created a public relations embarrassment of sorts—and a legal hurdle.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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