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Many thought Caruso would challenge Bass for reelection this year, as he continued to publicly criticize the mayor.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 16, 2026
The academic rigor of Princeton presented a challenge for Venable.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 15, 2026
The argument it makes is national economic benefit, but the political challenge is whether locals will put up with it.
From BBC β Sep. 15, 2026
The failure to get a landmark bill through the Senate highlights the challenge facing lawmakers as they turn to technologies evolving considerably faster.
From Barron's β Sep. 15, 2026
Roger Cohen: If you beat Spassky, will you go on to challenge Kasparov for the World Championship?
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
The NFL engineered its rise to solve several challenges at once, turning a gym-class staple into a vehicle for youth acquisition and international expansion.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 14, 2026
Subsequent testing and a major European safety assessment have added important context, including challenges to the idea that the chemical necessarily forms during digestion.
From Science Daily β Sep. 14, 2026
The EPA's move is expected to face immediate legal challenges.
From BBC β Sep. 14, 2026
The rollback is likely to face immediate legal challenges.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 14, 2026
The challenges of managing the prison—which was designed to hold twelve hundred inmates but instead had three times that number—were overwhelming.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
“She has achieved these results by focusing on interim housing, not ‘Housing First,’ and has also challenged certain ‘Harm Reduction’ strategies that are ineffective,” Michaelson wrote.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 15, 2026
A supervisor for the ministry admitted that had they read the statement they "would have challenged Tom", and that it "read terribly", the report found.
From Barron's β Sep. 15, 2026
This was challenged by several states and local governments.
From BBC β Sep. 14, 2026
Instead, it grew out of a class assignment in which Wu challenged students to demonstrate how information theory could be used to solve a real problem.
From Science Daily β Sep. 12, 2026
He was a half Giant who had once challenged a steam-powered drill to a rock-drilling contest and won using his sledgehammer.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
But curved cockpit windows are challenging to make – the slightest distortion or defect is clearly visible to the pilot.
From BBC β Sep. 15, 2026
Knitting together these two cultures will be challenging.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 15, 2026
To them, Hargitay was, prima facie, the least challenging choice amid polarizing comedians and a shrinking roster of late-night hosts.
From Salon β Sep. 15, 2026
It’s still early, of course, but the road to a spot in Super Bowl LXI at SoFi Stadium suddenly appears more challenging.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 14, 2026
This can include the more challenging types of jazz and rock music, as well as Classical.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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