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obstacle

[ob-stuh-kuhl] / ΛˆΙ’b stΙ™ kΙ™l /


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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 ● 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 ● 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 ● 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 ● Aug. 20, 2026

I swing my stump over the side of the tub and stand straddling the curb, trying to figure out the next step of this obstacle course.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

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 ● Sep. 3, 2026

The software then plans the route, taking account of obstacles such as nearby power lines that have already been mapped.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 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 ● Sep. 1, 2026

Every generation has their obstacles, and we’re constantly looking at each saying “Oh, you have it easy, no you have it easy!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Unable to surmount these obstacles, most will eventually return to prison and then be released again, caught in a closed circuit of perpetual marginality.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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