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challenge

[chal-inj] / ˈtΚƒΓ¦l ΙͺndΚ’ /




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“They do have an engagement challenge, but I’m actually very upbeat about their ability to turn it around.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

“Revamping content strategy is not enough to fix this challenge but it is a worthwhile start.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

And the superteam springing up to challenge the Knicks’ supremacy exists only because the greatest player of his generation is willing to play on the cheap.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Botman was shown a yellow card - the correct sanction for a reckless tackle - by referee Jarred Gillett for the Newcastle centre-back's 18th minute challenge on Villa striker Nicolas Jackson on Saturday.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Cobb and the handful of men under his command prepared to challenge the rider.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

Director of BBC Scotland, Hayley Valentine, said: "Against the backdrop of significant financial challenges, we must focus our resources where they will have the greatest impact for audiences."

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

San Clemente’s challenges demonstrate what more of California will probably face as the twin dangers of fire and coastal erosion converge this winter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The court in that case found that John Banks, a wealthy man, was of sound mind, despite mental-health challenges, when he made a will.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Many hospital emergency departments, meanwhile, have become catch basins for people with unmet mental-health challenges in full-blown crises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

I was learning from books what my father had learned by doing, but we worked together to master challenges of converting metric measurements to the equivalents in inches, feet, and yards.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

Javaris, who spent a week's placement at Siemens Energy alongside friend and classmate McKenzie, also said the work experience challenged his social skills in a new setting.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Beyond their potential clinical importance, the findings also provide new insight into the fundamental process of skin renewal, helping address a question that has challenged scientists for decades.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

That is especially the case if profitability is challenged, for example because it is harder to make markets when prices are swinging wildly, or if fewer clients want to trade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Xavier’s aunt, Elizabeth Amaya, said Tuesday that she challenged the finding of suicide because if not for the fight, she said, Xavier would not have fled the classroom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

“Besides, if everything we did were easy, then you wouldn’t learn anything. We need to be challenged in order to learn.”

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea

“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

With Lux, Rosalía sought to make “a classically influenced project that’s really challenging the status quo,” according to Goldstein.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

It’s not like I’m challenging her to a saute-pan duel.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan


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