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The New York Times’ reporting into Megaspeed late last month underscored the broader challenge of keeping advanced Nvidia chips out of China despite U.S. restrictions on their sale to the parties operating in the country.
From MarketWatch β Nov. 8, 2026
What she did not anticipate was the challenge of navigating the menopause afterwards.
From BBC β Nov. 8, 2026
“I didn’t have any reason to see it coming,” Bass replied when The Times asked about Raman’s decision to challenge her.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 8, 2026
The next challenge was determining how the same physical process might affect an entire asteroid.
From Science Daily β Nov. 8, 2026
The challenge, as always, was to play the role of market generalist without also playing the role of fool at the poker table.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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We have challenges to meet and opportunities to seize.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 8, 2026
Robinson said he had met business owners to "understand the challenges and the issues that they might have had this year" so the authority could look at different options in future.
From BBC β Nov. 8, 2026
But the increasing tendency of airlines to market to customers who can afford premium amenities could open the door to a discount carrier, although higher fuel costs have added to the challenges facing all airlines.
From Barron's β Nov. 8, 2026
But El Pollo Loco has countered those challenges with an expanded menu that includes quesadillas, tacos and salads.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 7, 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
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The Supreme Court in June allowed her to keep her seat while she challenged the attempted removal.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 8, 2026
The discovery not only resolves a problem that challenged chemists for more than six decades but also demonstrates how unexpected chemical reactions can reveal possibilities that researchers once considered beyond reach.
From Science Daily β Nov. 6, 2026
You read, shared, challenged, subscribed, wrote to us and kept coming back.
From Salon β Nov. 5, 2026
Turk has claimed it was a loan to Mountbatten-Windsor for the purchase of a chalet in Switzerland - a suggestion which is contested by Isbilen and had been challenged in previous court hearings.
From BBC β Nov. 3, 2026
He saw the gwythaint was wounded by more than thorns; perhaps an eagle had challenged it, for blood flecked its back and a number of feathers had been torn out.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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As part of her treatment, she was given medication that rapidly put her in a medically-induced menopause, which she describes as "really, really challenging".
From BBC β Nov. 8, 2026
Doncic is challenging Chamberlain’s stats on the offensive end.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 7, 2026
The second, Rubin-GC1, is a star cluster on the opposite side of our galaxy, hidden within a region where thick clouds of cosmic dust make observations especially challenging.
From Science Daily β Nov. 7, 2026
He said it was challenging "trying to get the essence of somebody else", adding that "it's as if you sort of drift... it was a constant battle to kind of stay in the saddle".
From BBC β Nov. 7, 2026
They committed themselves to the spirit and practice of nonviolent resistance as a means of challenging segregation in all its forms.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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