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obstacle

[ob-stuh-kuhl] / ˈɒb stə kəl /


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Even if Trump and Kim agree to meet, their differences over North Korea's nuclear weapons programme remain a major obstacle to any breakthrough.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Another obstacle to fostering is societal change in families, she said.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The obstacle is a fundamental disagreement over what the three leaders would discuss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Kikai's underwater location might seem like an obstacle to studying the volcano, but it actually gives researchers an important advantage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Lara assures everyone that she’s seen the rules on her father’s desk and that it’s basically a massive obstacle course with little stations where we have to answer supernatural trivia questions.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

So far, Eisenkot appears likely to have the first shot because more lawmakers endorsed him, but obstacles remain, such as whether he will take on support from Arab or ultraorthodox parties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

It took a year longer than expected, and there were obstacles along the way, but Sovereignty finally showed Saturday that he belongs among the greatest horses of any generation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

China's foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told reporters on Thursday that "as far as we are aware, there are no obstacles for residents of the Taiwan region to travel internationally".

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Although the results point toward promising possibilities for future storage technologies, significant technical obstacles remain before optical switching could be used in everyday electronic devices.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

He wasn’t certain how much the presence of the water might change things, and present all kinds of obstacles they had not yet had to cope with.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill


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