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"I think it just gives us something to focus on and gives us a challenge to do," Keith Vigar said.
From BBC β Sep. 25, 2026
The installation was meant to challenge Muslim stereotypes while making a subversive nod to the bread as a famous French symbol.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 25, 2026
The challenge for historians is not to make a case for the Middle East’s relevance but to overcome headline fatigue.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 25, 2026
The Court of Appeal rejected his challenge against his convictions last year but the new BBC podcast has reviewed medical records, looked again at police interviews and heard about new scientific discoveries.
From BBC β Sep. 25, 2026
Of course, they were up to the work even without the challenge.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
These special forces can serve as “a quick reaction force to any challenges that are coming their way during the times while the general army is still being trained.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 25, 2026
The issue is personal, she added, recalling the challenges of securing support for Big Joanie's early releases.
From BBC β Sep. 25, 2026
But even a cursory look beneath the surface revealed the challenges ahead for the world’s most consequential bilateral relationship.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 25, 2026
The unexpected finding challenges current ideas about how dead stars exchange matter and energy with their surroundings.
From Science Daily β Sep. 25, 2026
He seemed to view the challenges as a Rubik’s Cube-like puzzle that could be solved if only he could swivel the right blocks in the right order.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
“But thus far, I think the growth story is challenged, but not derailed in any way.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 25, 2026
Its decision not to allow a march down the Garvaghy Road that summer has been challenged by the order for the past three decades.
From BBC β Sep. 24, 2026
He even declared “I am the house now,” and challenged traders to bet against him.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 24, 2026
The connection is one of the most counterintuitive features of quantum mechanics and has challenged physicists' understanding of reality for decades.
From Science Daily β Sep. 20, 2026
What if you challenged me with a distance of one-billionth of a foot?
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
New research is challenging the assumptions that fabrics such as cotton and wool pose no health risks and don’t shed.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 25, 2026
Battery fires are challenging to combat because, when a battery is damaged, a self-sustaining chemical reaction called thermal runaway can occur and easily spread to adjacent batteries.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 25, 2026
Many people, when they experience a particularly challenging chapter in their lives, have people they can call.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 25, 2026
It is a problem that is fundamental to making AI safe, and it is proving challenging.
From BBC β Sep. 24, 2026
In fact, keeping a skunk as a pet is much more challenging than keeping a dog or a cat.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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