challenge
Example Sentences
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"The challenge really is the number of patients that are coming in. We are short-staffed at the moment," Perez said.
From BBC
Eyewitnesses, local officials and the victim's family have challenged that account, pointing out Pretti had a phone in his hand, not a weapon.
From BBC
The wall of government money aims to address growing challenges.
"I can't believe they don't look like a confident team for where they are in the league. They've got to get back to basics and start embracing this challenge instead of being frightened of it."
From BBC
But the British government and MI5 argued this would prejudice national security and mounted a legal challenge.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.