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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 challenge is that AI sits between these cases in an awkward way: It resembles the colleague in what it can do and the ventilator in what it can answer for.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 15, 2026
Now they face that challenge in quick succession, starting with prospect of current Nations League holders Portugal.
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
From day one, Washington’s challenge was to whip his troops into shape.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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The 10-year yield helps set rates on everything from mortgages to corporate loans, and its recent rise has added to the list of challenges confronting the economy and the stock market.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 15, 2026
Resilient Shield has also created a modular and scalable resource hub that can be adapted to different public health challenges.
From Science Daily β Sep. 15, 2026
The comments come as one leader acknowledged living costs could present "affordability challenges" for potential givers.
From BBC β Sep. 15, 2026
The rollback is likely to face immediate legal challenges.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 14, 2026
Realizing medics faced particular challenges, he started a support group just for medics.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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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
For all the good things they have done against Pakistan, there was the feeling their credentials had not been challenged by the dismal performances of the tourists.
From BBC β Sep. 12, 2026
A Danish journalist challenged herself to spot each type of butterfly native to her country—from painted ladies to sooty coppers—in a single year.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 11, 2026
“Some ideas need to take time to be put into the world and seen, not seen, challenged, liked and then, if they’re strong enough, they’ll remain a bit longer,” Kostadinov tells me.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 11, 2026
Fabyan hated to be challenged, and he had a terrible temper.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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On carbon removals, he added this was more challenging to deploy, and the aviation sector "cannot and should not shoulder the burden of scaling up this industry alone", and needed government support.
From BBC β Sep. 16, 2026
The true value of formal education lies in the challenging interpersonal environments, new perspectives and opportunities for self-reflection it provides.
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
“Thinking too much out there, not competing the way I know how to compete. Just thinking too much about pitch selection at times and trying to be too fine and not challenging guys.”
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 15, 2026
“It’s just a very challenging plane geometry problem. How do we find ‘X’ without knowing ‘A’? I may need to ask an expert for help.”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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