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Mayra Goulart, political science professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, told AFP the main challenge for Lula and Flavio will be to reach "disengaged voters" who are highly likely to abstain.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
The challenge is finding them before everybody else does.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
However, he said, “China needs to be careful not to give the impression that they are trying to challenge the strategic order in the Arctic.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
“DCOR is the poster child for why the Coastal Commission must retain its … ability to challenge yet another very bad idea that will increase the risk of a spill off our coast.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
After what feels like ten minutes of sprinting through an obstacle course that might challenge even Mr. Turing, I slow to a stop and conceal myself in a doorway.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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The biggest obstacles to President Trump’s order on vaccines may be the logistical challenges it poses for parents, health providers and drugmakers in the United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Martin Frobisher, of Network Rail, said the summer's hot weather had "presented exceptional challenges to the railway".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Several of the projects have similarly faced legal challenges, but the ballroom project is the first to reach the Supreme Court.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Yes, having different schedules from a potential partner can be difficult — especially if you get more serious and want children — but every relationship comes with its challenges.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Supreme Court had grown impatient with challenges to capital punishment.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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He first attracted attention in 2017 as Lord Buckethead, when he challenged then-prime minister Theresa May in the general election.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Innovation is a little more challenged to bring in new customers in this environment,” Penegor said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Starting a year ago, the court itself began to employ the term biological sex in equal-protection decisions in which transgender claimants challenged laws imposing requirements for gender-affirming care, passport identification, and participation in sports.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Farage also challenged Bercow for the seat that year and came third.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Sometime between 1534 and 1549 Jean Taisnier, a musician and mathematician, remarked that Aristotle was sometimes mistaken; he was challenged by a representative of the pope to produce a convincing example of Aristotle being wrong.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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"It was an empowering decision that gave me more agency," the 37-year-old said, adding that the process was challenging.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Assessing opposition to the war is challenging due to censorship.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Still, the extended deployment and challenging conditions weighed on servicemembers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Measuring such slow circulation inside a living brain is especially challenging because researchers need methods that can observe the process without causing permanent damage.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
But at first glimpse it became obvious that the excavation of the vessel would be enormously challenging.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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