challenge
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Illicit distillation "is IP theft and industrial espionage" and "a national challenge that creates serious national security risks for the United States and democratic allies," Sarah Heck, Anthropic's head of public policy, said on X.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Even at “full China speed,” he said, it’s a daunting challenge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
"I've fought contenders. I've fought champions. I've been knocked down. I've been knocked out. I stand strong today and I'm ready for the challenge one million per cent."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in Santa Clarita has issued a warning on Facebook that the latest nationwide TikTok social media challenge has begun to hit close to home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Bringing the ingots to the surface presented a major challenge.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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The measures were planned after a months-long investigation and are considered more resistant to legal challenges than earlier moves.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Hyrox, a strenuous fitness competition that involves 1-kilometer runs and multiple strength challenges such as hauling weights, had 55,000 participants in China this past year, up from 7,300 a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The chef said the challenges facing hospitality cannot be solved by short-term measures alone and warned that without wider reform, more independent venues could disappear.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Voting early will give citizens time to clear up any challenges to their ID or their registration.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Charles and James had in common one of life's most difficult challenges.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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Insurers have challenged about 40% of claims by providers as ineligible for arbitration under the no surprise law, usually because they involve elective procedures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The newspaper had challenged the government requests for phone records of reporters and grand jury testimony as an attempt to "intimidate" the press and filed a motion to have them quashed.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
He also said the authenticity of the bite marks on the photo — which form a circular shape with an absence of bruising — could be challenged in court by an expert in tooth reconstruction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Earlier this year, Angela Rayner was weighing up whether to reach for the Labour crown if Sir Keir Starmer's leadership was challenged.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Sometime between 1534 and 1549 Jean Taisnier, a musician and mathematician, remarked that Aristotle was sometimes mistaken; he was challenged by a representative of the pope to produce a convincing example of Aristotle being wrong.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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“In businesses closer to the consumer, the pricing environment was more challenging, and there had been little adjustment of prices so far,” it said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
She told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the target had become more challenging to meet, pointing to increased construction costs as one of the reasons for that.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Why did book lovers stop just short of challenging Kondo to a duel over something she didn’t actually say?
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
The outlet reported that the amicable split comes as “the distance between them and their busy schedules made it challenging to maintain their connection.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
These gloves were not for wearing, but for challenging people to duels at the slightest provocation, or for no reason at all.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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