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obstacle

[ob-stuh-kuhl] / ˈɒb stə kəl /


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Scientists have been exploring ways to remove or repair these harmful cells, but there has been a major obstacle.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

The Nepali climbers managed to fix ropes and ladders as they found a way past the obstacle on Wednesday morning.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

When public utilities indefinitely cut power to the Portuguese Bend community in Rancho Palos Verdes last year following months of devastating landslide movement, most residents saw it as the neighborhood’s latest obstacle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The move cleared the last significant obstacle to installing President Trump’s pick to succeed Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chairman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

He was, declared Madison, “the only obstacle to accommodation, and the real cause of war, if war takes place.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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