challenge
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"Why is it that human beings don't have the right to challenge these things?"
From Barron's β Oct. 2, 2026
Former supermodel Naomi Campbell won a legal challenge on Thursday to overturn a five-year ban on being a charity trustee after a panel accepted she had been the victim of deception.
From Barron's β Oct. 1, 2026
Deeply understanding the “nooks and crannies of the company” can help people be more innovative, he said, as long as they’re willing to challenge conventional wisdom.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 1, 2026
The Charity Commission opposed Campbell's challenge and said the five-year ban should be upheld.
From BBC β Oct. 1, 2026
Turkey Vulture explained that today’s challenge was a race to build a shelter on the top of Mount Eclipse.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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"There have been challenges," he said, "but now the government is really trying hard to consolidate the youth. The government is implementing programmes that will really uplift their lives."
From BBC β Oct. 1, 2026
Nike NKE -0.71%decrease; down pointing triangle said it expects sales to decline in the new fiscal year, after persistent challenges in China weighed on first-quarter revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 1, 2026
Each lead role presents challenges that are gracefully overcome.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 1, 2026
But such a last-minute stay of execution brings its own challenges for those to whom they are granted.
From Slate β Oct. 1, 2026
Watching her struggle inspired me to press on with my own challenges.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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They also challenged the processor with videos produced using Google's VEO-3 model.
From Science Daily β Oct. 1, 2026
He was currently involved in a feud with Andrade El Idolo and challenged him for the national championship Saturday in Chicago, with El Idolo winning to retain the title.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 28, 2026
“But thus far, I think the growth story is challenged, but not derailed in any way.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 25, 2026
Two years later, new scientific evidence came to light which challenged one of the key assumptions underpinning the prosecution case.
From BBC β 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
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Plus, with sky-high homeowners association fees and property taxes, the math has become challenging for first-time buyers to work out.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 1, 2026
Speaking at a meeting of the Policing Board, he described the situation as "challenging" - but said that despite "very significant tensions" there had been no violence.
From BBC β Oct. 1, 2026
Former deputy chief of staff to sitting Councilmember Curren Price, Jose Ugarte, is challenging local labor organizer Estuardo Mazariegos in a South L.A. district.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 1, 2026
A residents' appeal challenging the court ruling that upheld the commission's decision is scheduled for Friday in Belfast.
From Barron's β Sep. 30, 2026
The predictable response is that civil rights advocates are as committed to challenging mass incarceration and other forms of structural racism as they are to preserving affirmative action.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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