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However, he said, “China needs to be careful not to give the impression that they are trying to challenge the strategic order in the Arctic.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

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

“DCOR is the poster child for why the Coastal Commission must retain its … ability to challenge yet another very bad idea that will increase the risk of a spill off our coast.”

From Los Angeles Times ● 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

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

This reduces the potential for tactical bad challenges to get a team reduced to 10 men.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

“Micromobility”—people zipping around on small motorized vehicles—has brought challenges to traffic-law enforcement for years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Supreme Court had grown impatient with challenges to capital punishment.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

"Where water companies seek to pass unnecessary costs onto households, they will be challenged," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 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

Although that transaction has closed, it is being challenged in court by eight states seeking to block the merger on antitrust grounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Last month, Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD challenged Toyota, Nissan and Suzuki in their front yard, launching a pint-sized "kei" car in Japan.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

“Judges, please join me here at the podium as I call out your names. First up: Mrs. Kate Sullivan. Kindergarten teacher. She is joined today by her directionally challenged students, Abby and Victor.”

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

Assessing opposition to the war is challenging due to censorship.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong appeared inclined to grant a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s immigration raids in Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Still, the extended deployment and challenging conditions weighed on servicemembers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Measuring such slow circulation inside a living brain is especially challenging because researchers need methods that can observe the process without causing permanent damage.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

Shouldn’t the focus be on improving ourselves, rather than challenging a biased system?

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander