obstacle
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One important obstacle is that many of these compounds can increase triglyceride levels, which may raise cardiovascular risk.
From Science Daily β Aug. 23, 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
Yuriy, a senior instructor who led one of the squads across the gruelling obstacle course, has at times pondered the necessity of such trials given the nature of drone warfare.
From Barron's β Aug. 20, 2026
A teenager already progressing through an English academy presents no equivalent immigration obstacle.
From BBC β Aug. 15, 2026
No matter that the sky had changed—it was an obstacle course of balloon cables and restrictions and military aircraft and, often, dirty weather.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
The Triple Concerto, for instance, is full of obstacles.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 27, 2026
"It's a shame that the government is putting obstacles in your way," added another.
From BBC β Aug. 25, 2026
Whether we planned for them or not, the road is filled with obstacles, detours and dead ends.
From Salon β Aug. 24, 2026
The team sought to overcome two major obstacles to understanding groundwater in the region: limited on-the-ground data and the extremely complex mountainous landscape.
From Science Daily β Aug. 20, 2026
It declares that we are trapped in a world not of our making, while insisting that the obstacles to our remaking the world are indeed all of our own making.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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