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challenged

[chal-injd] / ˈtʃæl ɪndʒd /
ADJECTIVE
contested
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But that historic advantage is now being challenged on a new frontier: artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Mindy Romero, director of the Center for Inclusive Democracy in California, challenged the narrative that California has a problem and suggested that people should look at the issue from a different perspective.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

US President Donald Trump abruptly walked out of an interview with NBC after being repeatedly challenged on several claims by the show's presenter Kristen Welker.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Former President Barack Obama—and many Chicagoans—hope it becomes an engine for an economically challenged part of the city where he began his political career as a community organizer and state senator.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

This helps to explain why up to 90 percent of forfeiture cases in some jurisdictions are not challenged.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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