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Thousands of Polish police officers visited schools nationwide to try to reassure pupils after the stabbings sparked rumours of a "Bloody Friday" of more attacks stemming from a supposed online challenge.
From BBC β Oct. 11, 2026
A judge has restricted his transfer and temporarily blocked his deportation while his legal challenge proceeds.
From Salon β Oct. 10, 2026
"And I see this becoming a bigger challenge in the coming months," he said.
From Barron's β Oct. 10, 2026
The challenge isn’t only securing computing power but accurately predicting how much firepower startups will need as they scale.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 10, 2026
She was Seven Nightshade Salazar, and there hadn’t been a challenge she’d backed down from yet.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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That parade did not happen and, after a series of legal challenges and talks between residents and Orangemen, the secretary of state banned the procession on Friday.
From BBC β Oct. 11, 2026
Those headaches are now at the courthouse door, presenting particularly unusual challenges for the justice system.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 11, 2026
Miri said he filed a habeas corpus petition on June 19, a legal action that challenges the lawfulness of a person’s detention, but declined to be interviewed on the case.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 11, 2026
The discovery challenges long-standing assumptions about how the eye functions and could eventually lead to new approaches for treating serious conditions that cause blindness.
From Science Daily β Oct. 11, 2026
He seemed to view the challenges as a Rubik’s Cube-like puzzle that could be solved if only he could swivel the right blocks in the right order.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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Fain had clashed with another UAW vice president, Rich Boyer, who unsuccessfully challenged Fain for the top job.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 9, 2026
Yet after the initial burst, he challenged only 10 more pitches all season, finishing with a 64% success rate.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 7, 2026
The book challenged strict parenting norms of the time and in the following decades parents were offered more advice from an increasing range of voices.
From BBC β Oct. 4, 2026
The incumbent, veteran left-wing leader Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva, will be challenged by 11 candidates, the most prominent of whom is right-winger Flávio Bolsonaro.
From BBC β Oct. 4, 2026
I challenged, stepping into the space between me and the guard who’d disarmed me earlier.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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Pillay’s career includes challenging apartheid in South Africa and serving on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, where she helped establish legal precedents recognizing sexual violence as an act of genocide.
From Salon β Oct. 10, 2026
Finally, the stumbling continues … as they cannot beat teams they should or pull out potential victories over the more challenging ones.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 10, 2026
That becomes especially challenging in applications such as space exploration, where equipment must be compact, lightweight, and reliable.
From Science Daily β Oct. 9, 2026
Dacus noted that the environment for retail public offerings remains challenging due to the artificial-intelligence boom.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 9, 2026
Zvezda snorted from inside, as if challenging her threat.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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