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Are City actually top of the league and in a title challenge, or will they be docked points later in the season?
From BBC β Sep. 30, 2026
"Power of Mama" coordinator Mita Anggraeni told AFP sexism had been a challenge.
From Barron's β Sep. 30, 2026
The airline’s moves to boost its international business class and premium economy seating are designed to challenge larger rivals.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 30, 2026
The Lakers can’t afford for Austin Reaves to only play in 51 games like he did last season and expect to challenge the top teams in the Western Conference.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 29, 2026
All that said, Powers loved the U-2, the thrill and the challenge of it.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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BBC Eye Investigations has spent time with Raseel across the summer, as the ceasefire falters and bombardment continues, to see the challenges doctors are facing in Gaza.
From BBC β Sep. 30, 2026
Hapag-Lloyd cautioned that the outlook is highly uncertain due to volatile freight rates and persistent geopolitical challenges.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 29, 2026
Overcoming numerous challenges in his football career made him steadfast.
From Salon β Sep. 29, 2026
"As I appear before you today, it is my belief that the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we have experienced in our lifetime," Smith said.
From Barron's β Sep. 29, 2026
Conspicuously absent from this list was the NAACP, the country’s dominant civil rights organization since 1909, but still dedicated to the slower tactic of filing legal challenges to segregation.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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Two of the complainants also challenged whether the health claims in the ad breached the ASA's advertising code.
From BBC β Sep. 29, 2026
He was currently involved in a feud with Andrade El Idolo and challenged him for the national championship Saturday in Chicago, with El Idolo winning to retain the title.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 28, 2026
“But thus far, I think the growth story is challenged, but not derailed in any way.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 25, 2026
Two years later, new scientific evidence came to light which challenged one of the key assumptions underpinning the prosecution case.
From BBC β Sep. 25, 2026
Natalie challenged, and Chess felt that something had changed.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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In recent seasons, there has been a rise in man-to-man pressure that has made building out from the back challenging.
From BBC β Sep. 28, 2026
After several years of development and testing in Texas, SpaceX began flying the rocket in its full configuration in 2023, deliberately following suborbital trajectories, which are safer and less challenging.
From Barron's β Sep. 28, 2026
The group, which lobbies for more opportunities for Belfast artists, is now challenging the government’s position on liquor licensing in court.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 28, 2026
As the losses pile up, urgency is giving way to exasperation for a team with an especially challenging schedule of upcoming opponents: at Seattle, Denver, at Kansas City, at Rams, Houston, at Baltimore.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 27, 2026
“The second eldest liked to test his strength, so I made sure he had challenging arenas.”
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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