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challenge

[chal-inj] / ˈtΚƒΓ¦l ΙͺndΚ’ /




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“Recent developments support our broader view that investors should increasingly think about China as a structural rather than cyclical challenge for European manufacturers.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

"Power of Mama" coordinator Mita Anggraeni told AFP sexism had been a challenge.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

But there is this challenge where you don’t want to cut it off and hinder productivity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The expansion of mobile network infrastructure has faced the challenge of strict planning laws and, in recent years, frequent arson attacks linked to online conspiracy theories.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

“It’s getting steeper, wouldn’t you say?” asked Duane, excited at this new challenge.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

The university had suspended music and language courses and planned hundreds of job cuts earlier this year to deal with "significant financial challenges".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Despite the challenges, Maurel & Prom expects to close the year with an output of 23,000 barrels per day.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

His international strategy also isn’t without challenges and tricky trade-offs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

That finding challenges the usual way scientists interpret thermal stress and provides a new approach for estimating total heat exposure across coastal ecosystems.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Along with his other challenges, Mr. Dill had enormous difficulty speaking.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

It also challenged the premise that rising materials costs were largely to blame for certain cost overruns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

This idea is now increasingly challenged by a notion Reczek calls “democratized kinship”— the idea that maintaining family ties depends on their quality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Two years later, new scientific evidence came to light which challenged one of the key assumptions underpinning the prosecution case.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Hitschler’s secondary will be challenged by Washington, who led the conference in pass attempts last season with 473 and leads the Big Ten thus far with 116.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Until Columbus demonstrated that classical geography was hopelessly misconceived, the assumption was that the arguments of the ancients needed to be interpreted, not challenged.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

A residents' appeal challenging the court ruling that upheld the commission's decision is scheduled for Friday in Belfast.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Some of that may have to do with lifestyle choices of younger workers who want to work for themselves; some of it may be a response to “a more challenging job market.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Deciding on what platform to use becomes even more challenging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

California’s efforts in coastal waters have also gotten more challenging.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

In challenging the status quo, one of the arguments the two men always ran up against was “resources are limited.”

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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