challenging
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After a challenging stretch, she believes the team is ready to make a playoff run.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
Minister for the Armed Forces Al Carns said there had been "incredibly challenging circumstances".
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the suspension of the law until the Supreme Court holds a full hearing on appeals challenging its "constitutionality," the document said.
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
Neither technologists nor Luddites, these leaders share a taste for challenging the status quo and a resolute determination to fix something that matters—and are willing to learn whatever is necessary to do it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
He watched his classmates tap-dance with tongues, challenging one another, slipping and sliding from story to story.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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