hurdle
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Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Canadian retaliatory measures are a major hurdle for renewed trade pact talks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Securing international support for its continued efforts to deal with that threat remains a diplomatic hurdle for Jerusalem.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
But the would-be comeback faces a hurdle: striking a deal with the landowners, the Primm family.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
The diplomatic hurdle comes amid mounting global panic over yet another Ebola outbreak - with DR Congo at the epicentre of several outbreaks since the deadly virus was discovered in the 1970s.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
We had just one more hurdle to clear, that of landing safely in the ocean.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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