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challenge

[chal-inj] / ˈtΚƒΓ¦l ΙͺndΚ’ /


NOUN
call, demand
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VERB
engage, stimulate
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Predators are not the only challenge facing the Antipodes penguins.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026

The scale of the practical challenge can be seen from space.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

“The challenge here is that we have an implementation date around something for which there is no law at this time.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

Garrett said he does not back down from a challenge by teammates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026

But the fact that I was attending high school posed quite a challenge for my mother, since suddenly my classmates were all teenagers.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

For Ruby Cumming, the challenges of recovering from ACL surgery were deeply personal.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026

Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Rep. Richard Neal of Massachusetts have both identified trade as a priority, and they are both aware of the challenges facing our largest entitlement programs.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2026

With voter registration far from being completed, the schedule for a December vote also presented significant logistical challenges.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

To calm his nerves and perhaps seek his own miracle for the challenges ahead, the New York City native found solace by doing one simple thing — he prayed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

“Helena, I know I’ve told you this twenty thousand times, but you need challenges bigger than Baked Alaskas. Julia's flying the nest this year. Why don’t you think about going back to work?”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

The ruling will be closely watched beyond the borders of the Scandinavian country by the many legal experts and NGOs who have challenged production licences granted to oil companies on climate grounds.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

Instead, they organized, challenged their own party, and made themselves harder to dismiss.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026

The nearby village of Piddington symbolically voted to leave the UK in opposition to the planned site, which has also been legally challenged by campaigners.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Doncic grabbed at his ankle immediately after he landed and Lakers staff members tended to him while Kuzma’s closeout was challenged for a potential flagrant foul.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

Emma challenged, taking the bag from him and tying the handles together so it wouldn’t leak.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

"It has been a challenging four years, but I have enjoyed the journey to get back here and I am happy all that hard work I have put in has paid off," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

"Simply comparing super agers with such a heterogeneous population makes it challenging to define what is critical in terms of resilient or vulnerable brain patterns."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026

Despite the challenging market environment, Richemont is benefiting from the resilience of jewelry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Jenkins says the Italy shoot “was the hardest thing any of us had done” but despite the challenging work there, Roumie found something in his portrayal that surprised him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

Tradition called for me to provide a kind of gentle light, flattering the president with my devotion, flattering the nation primarily by not challenging it.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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