challenge
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The global economy has a new challenge to surmount: an unruly bond market that is sending borrowing costs to their highest levels in decades.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 1, 2026
In May 2025, the justices allowed it to take effect while a separate challenge, United States v.
From Slate β Sep. 1, 2026
However, the 20-year-old can expect to face a challenge from a resurgent McLaren and in particular Lando Norris, who has won the past two grands prix.
From BBC β Sep. 1, 2026
Plus, stocks fall and long-dated bond yields rise, while Amazon faces a new legal challenge.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 1, 2026
Jeremy thought he caught a hint of challenge in her voice.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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One of Swift's biggest challenges is its location in low Earth orbit.
From Science Daily β Sep. 1, 2026
"There are too many challenges," said police officer E. Hawadi in badly affected Nuwakot district.
From Barron's β Sep. 1, 2026
But the pay bump and more prestigious title comes with challenges.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 1, 2026
Here are five things to know about the challenges facing Syracuse and others.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 31, 2026
All the domestic and international challenges facing the Adams presidency looked entirely different to Jefferson and Madison.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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A group of transgender service members and prospective recruits challenged the policy under the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection.
From Slate β Sep. 1, 2026
However, this stereotype is being challenged by those who welcome an alternative crowd to events.
From BBC β Aug. 30, 2026
“We’re going to need the depth of this roster,” Riley said, “and we obviously challenged that in the fourth quarter, and obviously didn’t respond the way we wanted.”
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 29, 2026
“Defendants’ contemporaneous words and deeds confirm that the challenged actions were based on a desire to make a public example out of Anthropic for its ‘arrogance’ in criticizing the government,” Lin wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 28, 2026
Yet, once those ideas were challenged, progress was breathtakingly rapid—after fifteen centuries of stagnation, there have been fewer than another five centuries from the time of Copernicus to the present day.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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Building the facilities needed to keep pace with demand was especially challenging, defence expert Maximilian Epp from the chamber of commerce told AFP.
From Barron's β Sep. 1, 2026
Kalshi has been the target of litigation challenging prediction markets, contending that they’re just gambling with investment-sounding terminology.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 31, 2026
The downsizing comes amid a particularly challenging stretch for film and TV productions in California.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 31, 2026
So the states returned to court, this time with a new lawsuit challenging the finished product.
From Slate β Aug. 31, 2026
“We have a long, challenging road ahead of us. We’ll be lucky to get past the checkpoint outside the city limits. This guy was the least of our problems.”
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe GarcΓa McCall
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