- present participle of challenge.
challenging
Example Sentences
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Novo disclosed on Tuesday that it now expects little to no revenue growth this year, and Doustdar was blunt during an investor call, saying that “2026 continues to be a challenging year for Novo.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
The LP served as a runway — or perhaps more accurately, a launching pad — for the more experimental and challenging efforts to follow.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Wang said that investigating a wider range of organisms may inspire new approaches to some of medicine's most challenging problems.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
"Firefighters worked throughout the night in challenging conditions to tackle the fire and protect properties."
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
It was fun, or at least it was challenging.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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