challenge
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However, the 20-year-old can expect to face a challenge from a resurgent McLaren and in particular Lando Norris, who has won the past two grands prix.
From BBC β Sep. 1, 2026
Chen’s group, Every Fire Survivors Network, organized other victims to challenge the governor’s effort in the California legislature.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 1, 2026
If they decline, the current service members who sued will remain protected from discharge while their challenge proceeds.
From Slate β Sep. 1, 2026
In a 5-4 ruling, the high court said that a historic preservation group likely doesn’t have legal standing to challenge the 90,000-square-foot project.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 31, 2026
The young women wondered if the attention to detail was a subtle challenge.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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One of Swift's biggest challenges is its location in low Earth orbit.
From Science Daily β Sep. 1, 2026
Making bags from denim and fleece has its share of challenges.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 1, 2026
"There are too many challenges," said police officer E. Hawadi in badly affected Nuwakot district.
From Barron's β Sep. 1, 2026
But the pay bump and more prestigious title comes with challenges.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 1, 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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A group of transgender service members and prospective recruits challenged the policy under the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection.
From Slate β Sep. 1, 2026
However, this stereotype is being challenged by those who welcome an alternative crowd to events.
From BBC β Aug. 30, 2026
“We’re going to need the depth of this roster,” Riley said, “and we obviously challenged that in the fourth quarter, and obviously didn’t respond the way we wanted.”
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 29, 2026
To impress doubtful sommeliers abroad, Milani challenged them to blind taste tests, and said they often preferred the Chinese wine to French or Italian comparisons.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 28, 2026
Maggie was the most geographically challenged person she knew, but she associated the general area with the Osage and Delaware.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Even in his late 30s, Djokovic has been the one challenging Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, the new dominant forces in the men's game.
From BBC β Sep. 1, 2026
Building the facilities needed to keep pace with demand was especially challenging, defence expert Maximilian Epp from the chamber of commerce told AFP.
From Barron's β Sep. 1, 2026
Yet the breakdown of U.S.–Canada talks could be the start of a prolonged dispute, one of many driving allies apart and making international consensus more challenging than usual at this week’s meetings.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 31, 2026
The downsizing comes amid a particularly challenging stretch for film and TV productions in California.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 31, 2026
In the town someone had stuck up a poster challenging people to solve a mathematical problem.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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