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challenge

[chal-inj] / ˈtΚƒΓ¦l ΙͺndΚ’ /




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"The biggest challenge has been juggling clients who want their sites taken offline as a precaution, while trying to coordinate updates and fixes across countless different setups," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Then there’s the question of whether a board’s members are inclined to challenge a CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The findings challenge a central assumption of modern cosmology and could help scientists better understand how the Universe evolves.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

So, I don't think that propels us forward enough to necessarily challenge that deficit.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Turing has taken the lead on that challenge.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

The many challenges along the way included a request by Evans to be cut in on potential profits from the film, which A24 agreed to, going against norms in documentary filmmaking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Though it grew rapidly in the early 2020s, the chain began to face challenges after taking up to $500 million in cash or loans from private equity firms, Bloomberg reported.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The economy still faces lots of challenges, no doubt.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

"We are convinced that we have the right long-term strategy addressing these challenges," Samuelsson said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Carroll was shaking his head in frustration—about the crime and about all the challenges of peacekeeping—when an aide appeared and told him an American was waiting at the compound gate to see him.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Readers challenged our technology columnist Christopher Mims to do something tricky: take a modest electric car on the least EV-friendly route he could find.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

His lawyers challenged the claim, citing "several inconsistent versions of the allegations", including a reference to $5 million rather than euros at a Mauritian bail hearing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

With that industry now going through turbulent changes, and Los Angeles challenged by issues including affordability, homelessness and a crumbling infrastructure, he worries that future generations may no longer be drawn here.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The judge said Marimi's allegations "at best suggest that US government officials exerted pressure on Libyan officials to facilitate a rendition, not that US government officials directed or controlled the challenged conduct."

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Hamilton, again because he was the challenged party, had the choice of position.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

What started off as a demonstration over the poor state of high schools has expanded to a general frustration, even anger, over how challenging and expensive life has become.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

During a brief court proceeding Friday, Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui scheduled a preliminary hearing for Tuesday to allow Floris and Benavides to begin challenging the basis for the case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

So, 2 completely independent measurements have found hints of time variation in dark energy, challenging the standard model that dark energy doesn't change.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Hollywood Park sees that as punishment for challenging the billboard deal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Tradition called for me to provide a kind of gentle light, flattering the president with my devotion, flattering the nation primarily by not challenging it.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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