challenge
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The challenge is finding them before everybody else does.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
In July he learned that any further attempt to challenge the Kremlin could land him in jail.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Thousands of lives lost, hundreds of homes destroyed. How to face this challenge? Right now there are more questions than answers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Clemens Ries, who had recently joined the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry for an internship as he approached the end of his biology degree, took on the challenge.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
After what feels like ten minutes of sprinting through an obstacle course that might challenge even Mr. Turing, I slow to a stop and conceal myself in a doorway.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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It really helped Max with his hitting and would most definitely help Pages with the untimely ABS challenges he makes to no avail in the early innings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
The challenges reflect the culmination of a long-standing identity crisis inside Google: whether to prioritize mass-market commercial products, or build tools for scientific research.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
While the US Navy has acknowledged supply challenges, it has denied that a mental health crisis is taking place on the Lincoln, which has 5,000 onboard.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Alex Cooper’s Unwell Beverage Co. is shutting down, offering a fresh reminder of the challenges that can face celebrity brand extensions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
We filed similar challenges to life-without-parole sentences in several other cases involving children, including Ian Manuel's case.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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“Innovation is a little more challenged to bring in new customers in this environment,” Penegor said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Starting a year ago, the court itself began to employ the term biological sex in equal-protection decisions in which transgender claimants challenged laws imposing requirements for gender-affirming care, passport identification, and participation in sports.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
In a suburban Tucson district, Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani is seeking reelection, challenged by Democrat JoAnna Mendoza, a former Marine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
She said wasps on the marshes would have to deal with roaming cattle and sheep, so she challenged her inner "ungulate" to stroll through the office like a "browsing cow".
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 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
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Assessing opposition to the war is challenging due to censorship.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Still, the extended deployment and challenging conditions weighed on servicemembers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
“It was going to be challenging to have it inside to begin with, but I was looking forward to it,” Polizzi said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
This summer England's exams regulator, Ofqual, said it was "closely monitoring" the marking of an A-level maths paper which students and parents claimed was significantly more challenging than in previous years.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Although it may be challenging for teachers to find adaptive instruments to suit the individual needs of their students,” Sobol says, “the music market catalog offerings are expanding.”
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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