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Fast-fashion giant Shein slid in its long-awaited trading debut, as regulatory headwinds and slowing sales challenge a company once valued at US$100 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Some questioned if the Serb would challenge for the sport's top honours again after he dropped out of the world's top 20 amid a two-year major title drought in 2018.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

The global economy has a new challenge to surmount: an unruly bond market that is sending borrowing costs to their highest levels in decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

She rejected what she called the government’s “cynical interpretation” of the Supreme Court’s ruling, writing that the justices had “not endorsed the view that any challenge to the final rule is now too late.”

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

But the fact that I was attending high school posed quite a challenge for my mother, since suddenly my classmates were all teenagers.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

One of Swift's biggest challenges is its location in low Earth orbit.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

Making bags from denim and fleece has its share of challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

But its unprecedented growth also invited challenges of "newly imposed taxes and duties, compromised sustainability, privacy and copyright practices and competition", he added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

The fall of over 70% comes as Shein has faced years of concerns over its labor practices, quick product turnover, legal challenges and the worsening of trading relations between the U.S. and China.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

If we fail to appreciate the differences, we will be hindered in our ability to meet the challenges created by the current moment.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

A group of transgender service members and prospective recruits challenged the policy under the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

“We’re going to need the depth of this roster,” Riley said, “and we obviously challenged that in the fourth quarter, and obviously didn’t respond the way we wanted.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

They played a match with Curry and challenged DeChambeau, one of the game’s biggest hitters, to a long-driving competition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

However, the South Korean study published last year challenged it by arguing that Type Ia supernovae did not all reach the same peak brightness as the universe aged.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

Hamilton, again because he was the challenged party, had the choice of position.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Even in his late 30s, Djokovic has been the one challenging Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, the new dominant forces in the men's game.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Still, India’s outlook has become more challenging as the Middle East conflict pushes up oil prices and pressures capital flows and the rupee, raising risks to growth and inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Prime Minister Balendra Shah said that the task was "challenging due to adverse weather, difficult terrain, and ongoing risks".

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

The downsizing comes amid a particularly challenging stretch for film and TV productions in California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

Her lasting legacy to the 587th Bomber Aviation Regiment was in choosing the challenging Pe-2 dive-bomber planes that they flew, and the 587th’s commitment to those planes would have made her proud.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein