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You say you want to stop comparing yourself to your friends, but I challenge you to reframe how you view comparison, itself.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 8, 2026
I also think the challenge comes with continued broader adoption and persuading sceptical investors, and the ETF wrapper helps with that.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 8, 2026
One challenge is understanding what happens when a spacecraft lands.
From Science Daily β Oct. 8, 2026
After what appears to be a stern challenge against New Zealand in their home summer, Cummins' men then travel to India and defend the Ashes in England next year.
From BBC β Oct. 8, 2026
The young women wondered if the attention to detail was a subtle challenge.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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While a small number of projects have encountered permitting challenges at the state level, those cases are the exception rather than the rule.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 8, 2026
Lescure said being in the bloc comes with some difficulties, but it enables members to better address the challenges facing the world.
From BBC β Oct. 8, 2026
Together, the three investigations will address some of the most important challenges of establishing a sustained human presence beyond Earth.
From Science Daily β Oct. 8, 2026
Horvath cited recent Los Angeles Times reporting on the challenges victims face when obtaining and enforcing restraining orders as an inspiration for the Board of Supervisors motion, which was co-authored by board chair Hilda Solis.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 7, 2026
However, too many schools have succumbed to funding challenges or embraced a narrow focus on tested subjects, resulting in minimal, if any, arts experiences for the children they serve.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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Yet after the initial burst, he challenged only 10 more pitches all season, finishing with a 64% success rate.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 7, 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
In May, I challenged him to have tacos with my dad and me after the internet mocked him for declaring that the hard-shell tacos at a Del Taco in Barstow were “street.”
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 3, 2026
In the build-up during the week, Powell had challenged his players to earn legendary status, knowing that was their long-term reward if they could emerge victorious.
From BBC β Oct. 3, 2026
I challenged, stepping into the space between me and the guard who’d disarmed me earlier.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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"I'm sure it had to be challenging, because there was no outlets," she told AFP.
From Barron's β Oct. 8, 2026
The hiker was found below the notorious “final 400” stretch, a dangerously steep chute along the route that is particularly challenging to navigate in the winter months.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 8, 2026
The tiny creature was found to interpret DNA instructions in a way researchers had never documented before, challenging a long held assumption about how the genetic code works.
From Science Daily β Oct. 8, 2026
“Having a kid is daunting in about a hundred different ways, period — but it’s just getting more and more challenging financially,” Matt Schultz, chief consumer-finance analyst at LendingTree, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 8, 2026
Her eyes are bold, almost as if they’re challenging the camera, daring it to catch her not smiling.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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