obstacle
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Publishing his outlook for the remainder of the year on Tuesday, JPMorgan’s strategist Mislav Matejka also finds that “we do not expect rising bond yields to present an insurmountable obstacle for stocks.”
From MarketWatch β Sep. 1, 2026
And in the spring of 2021, the obstacle standing between him and the cheese he’d been close enough to sniff—the Lombardi Trophy—was a quarterback named Jared Goff.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 28, 2026
That requirement made the technique difficult to use widely and created an especially large obstacle for efforts to image "dynamical" wavefunctions as three-dimensional videos at atomic scales.
From Science Daily β Aug. 24, 2026
Last week, California’s Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved the merger, lifting the final obstacle in Charter’s path to close the deal.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 20, 2026
Then I told him about confronting Celia outside the gym, and about Miles being an obstacle.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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He said time limits created legal obstacles but the Met had agreed to negotiate.
From BBC β Sep. 3, 2026
George Lucas, the legendary creator of the "Star Wars" saga, on Wednesday showcased his long-awaited Museum of Narrative Art, the culmination of nearly two decades of work and numerous obstacles.
From Barron's β Sep. 3, 2026
A series of regulatory obstacles, heightened by geopolitical tensions, have hurt Shein’s business and complicated efforts to go public.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 1, 2026
One of the biggest obstacles is that small molecule drugs and biologics can be cleared quickly from synovial fluid.
From Science Daily β Aug. 31, 2026
On her walls she’d posted the family slogan: Never let your obstacles become more important than your goal.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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