challenging
Example Sentences
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Many of the popular Christmas songs in the U.S. date back decades, making it challenging for new, original holiday songs to break through.
From Los Angeles Times
Diet and medications are known to strongly influence these microbial communities, but understanding how genetics contributes has been far more challenging.
From Science Daily
She says her misophonia is worse around people she's closest to, so Christmas is always "challenging".
From BBC
“In my mind, we were playing a long gamble on the courts challenging the executive orders, so that’s good news,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
This resistance makes treatment extremely challenging and allows the pathogen to persist in hospital wards.
From Science Daily
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