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obstacle

[ob-stuh-kuhl] / ΛˆΙ’b stΙ™ kΙ™l /


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“The main obstacle is leadership,” said Serge Plattard, associate fellow at the Foundation for Strategic Research, a French think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

The new laser technology could help overcome that obstacle, potentially allowing scientists to image proteins as small as one-third the size of those that challenge current microscopes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Faced with a lack of dedicated facilities, Cascione applied the same philosophy he used when his baseball team had to rent a field: adapt and overcome the obstacle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Trying to advertise on TikTok has also become "like an obstacle course", O'Neill added.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

During the first days they did not come across any appreciable obstacle.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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

Kane's career has not been without its obstacles but he remains as focused as ever to conquer whatever is placed in front of him by Bayern Munich and England.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

They walk around obstacles, move across ordinary objects, and sometimes tumble from the edges of tables.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 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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