hurdle
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If they vote in favour it will have cleared its first major hurdle and the next stage will allow MPs to consider possible amendments at committee stage.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The actress previously revealed that she has discussed appearing on the competition series, but noted that filming on the West Coast presents a logistical hurdle because she lives in New York.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
“It’s not like, in the back of my brain to try to hurdle someone,” Benson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
High housing costs are the biggest hurdle for prospective buyers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
I had, though I hardly knew it then, cleared the first, and most difficult, hurdle toward eventually enrolling at school.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
And he sounds determined to see the policy become a reality, though there's speculation that there could be legal hurdles down the line.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
At last season’s Southern Section Division 3 finals, he won the 110 hurdles, the long jump and finished second in the high jump.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Higher U.S. tariffs and a choppy transition to electric vehicles have also posed hurdles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Germany's young defence firms face other hurdles, from lengthy security vetting for staff to red tape.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Angie jogs over and asks me to do a few hurdles so she can see how I’m doing.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
In 2018, Cofnas argued in a paper that technology would soon allow this unknown to be hurdled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Mr. Walesa is now 82 and stouter than he was when he hurdled that fence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
He hurdled a USC cornerback en route to one touchdown and then signed a hat for a 12-year-old USC fan after scoring another.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
He topped that in the second quarter with a 33-yard run in which he hurdled another defender and outmaneuvered several others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2022
His bat shakily regained the use of its wings and he hurdled onto its back.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
He’ll have to wait until college or the pros to show off his hurdling skills in a football uniform.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
“We’re building AI compute capacity at scale faster than anyone else, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday, adding that “the industry is hurdling towards ever more compute demands.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
The unused veteran was stretchered off and taken to hospital for surgery after hurting himself hurdling an advertising board in the victory celebrations.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Copper’s technical position is similar to where gold was in March 2024, when it broke out decisively from its 13-year base by hurdling $2,200.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
They had reached the end of a hurdling sprint, too.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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