obstacle
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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 β Nov. 5, 2026
No drug designed by artificial intelligence has won FDA clearance, and pharma leaders say biology is the obstacle.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 4, 2026
Another obstacle to fostering is societal change in families, she said.
From BBC β Nov. 3, 2026
One major obstacle is that commonly studied animals, including mice and fish, do not share the same retinal organization found in humans.
From Science Daily β Oct. 31, 2026
“Tell you what, why don’t you have your parents bring you by our house to see Humphrey over the holidays? You can watch him run his obstacle course.”
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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Nevertheless, Arab-led parties have insisted they will not let Eisenkot’s conditions be obstacles to supporting him, Scheindlin said.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 7, 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 β Oct. 29, 2026
A year ago, that government’s website said the vehicle business controlled by Skyworth’s founder had received “the comprehensive support of government departments,” and that the government’s “concierge-style” service has cleared development obstacles for the enterprise.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 28, 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 β Oct. 27, 2026
He skittered between obstacles like a primeval creature who had outwitted the modern world.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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