- present participle of challenge.
challenging
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“The challenging thing is he’s sort of a conduit to her.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
DeepSeek, one of China's top AI labs, shook up the industry in January 2025 with a low-cost, high-performance chatbot, challenging assumptions of US dominance.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Mather said despite the "unique risk and a challenging site", the project was completed ahead of schedule and below forecast costs.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
“The handoff therefore appears more challenging at CN.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Maybe if I’d trained more, spent longer hours practicing in the gym, mastered more challenging skills—like the Amanar—I might be feeling less scared.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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