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obstacle

[ob-stuh-kuhl] / ΛˆΙ’b stΙ™ kΙ™l /


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One major obstacle to developing better therapies is that researchers still do not fully understand the biology behind Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026

Denver and Nashville are only one hour apart, so the time difference shouldn’t be too much of an obstacle.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

The plan provides for the inventorying and storage of its remaining heavy weapons under Palestinian supervision, potentially removing the most significant obstacle to advancing the Trump-backed peace initiative for Gaza.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Now, Paramount’s biggest obstacle is winning the case against Bonta and the other state attorneys general.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

In the eat-in area of the kitchen, I spent over an hour constructing an elaborate obstacle course and placed Sir Fig Newton’s food dish at the end.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Only in the early 1990s were these prior obstacles finally removed.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

"They've even put obstacles in our way while we're trying to go around trying to save animals. I found 13 cats abandoned in one house who were bathing in their own faeces."

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

But she was unsure how to begin, naming some obstacles, including self-doubt and frustration over ideas that never got put into practice at the companies she worked with.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

However, Simon De La Rue, commercial director for renewable energy company Little Green Energy, said there were "many obstacles" to putting panels on houses.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Edna’s desire to see Mademoiselle Reisz had increased tenfold since these unlooked-for obstacles had arisen to thwart it.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin




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