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challenge

[chal-inj] / ˈtΚƒΓ¦l ΙͺndΚ’ /




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She believes the car is good enough to silence critics, but admits "the next challenge will be getting people to buy it".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

University of Ottawa law professor Errol Mendes told AFP that, hours after the PQ win, "the challenge to Canadian unity was small."

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

The bigger challenge, though, was a mismatch between how Oura sees itself and how prospective investors saw it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

However, the new experiments challenge the idea that ketone bodies are responsible for the protective effect in the colon.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

This project is going to be a challenge.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

“Although new tariff challenges await in September, the August strength suggests the economy was weathering the storm better than expected in the third quarter,” Shelly Kaushik, senior economist at Bank of Montreal Capital Markets, said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Even people who have healthy pregnancies can encounter serious challenges after delivery.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

If a candidate rents, it may telegraph to a voter where they are on the class spectrum, what generation they’re in and the kinds of affordability challenges they’re dealing with, she said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

“The Board has already adopted a fiscal stabilization plan to address these challenges, including making difficult decisions to maintain the District’s financial health.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Stanton spoke freely about her own situation, griping about the challenges of raising children and running a household.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Traveling down with her daughter from Blackpool for a tapestry-less visit to the museum, Roberts challenged the argument that sponsors should be getting something for their financial commitment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Plus, why tens of billions of dollars in contested tax bills hinge on two words, and AI CEOs challenged Dario Amodei over his industry warnings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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 ● Oct. 3, 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 ● Oct. 3, 2026

If they were challenged now, he must decide—if he’d surrender his ship—if his men would die defending it.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

Chief Executive Mike Smith said continued momentum in North America drove volume growth and offset weaker international trends, particularly across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, which continues to face challenging market conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Appel’s father died in 2023, in his mid-70s, after about seven tumultuous years of challenging health problems.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Becoming a mother can be difficult under any circumstances, but for some women, everyday obstacles can make getting medical care after childbirth especially challenging.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

“We’re challenging the buttoned-up paradigm of burying the dead. We’re keeping our dead alive through art, through talking about them always.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

She heard the low, soft, rhythmic grunts of the females and cooing of the infants, the rumble of the males, with now and then a challenging bark.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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