obstacle
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Mistral Chief Executive Arthur Mensch said that his company’s—and Europe’s—biggest obstacle to tech independence was the scale of investment that is necessary.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Insecurity is a huge obstacle in the eastern DRC, which has been plagued for three decades by conflict involving a litany of armed groups.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Dan Schnur, a USC professor and former advisor to Republican politicians in California, said Feldstein Soto’s biggest obstacle might not be her opponents, but voters themselves fed up with elected officials citywide.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
A recent poll suggests many students view AI as both a threat to their future and an obstacle to their intellectual development.
From BBC • May 18, 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
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Michelle Obama's final address as First Lady (2017)
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