challenge
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Chen’s group, Every Fire Survivors Network, organized other victims to challenge the governor’s effort in the California legislature.
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
Some questioned if the Serb would challenge for the sport's top honours again after he dropped out of the world's top 20 amid a two-year major title drought in 2018.
From BBC β Sep. 1, 2026
Fast-fashion giant Shein slid in its long-awaited trading debut, as regulatory headwinds and slowing sales challenge a company once valued at US$100 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 1, 2026
Also, the boy-Human had begged me to mount a rescue operation, and let it never be said that the Lord High Emperor of All Cats shrinks from a challenge!
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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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
The fall of over 70% comes as Shein has faced years of concerns over its labor practices, quick product turnover, legal challenges and the worsening of trading relations between the U.S. and China.
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
In scaling up a community health project such as Socios en Salud into a national one, Jim and Paul faced many challenges.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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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
“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
Salmond, a former SNP leader and first minister, challenged the way the investigation was conducted, and in 2019 government lawyers conceded the process had been unlawful and procedurally unfair.
From BBC β Aug. 27, 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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In this video, we break down the strategy behind Aperol’s rise—and the growing competition challenging its dominance.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 1, 2026
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
We haven't been challenging at the top end.
From BBC 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
Modulations can make harmonic analysis much more challenging, so try to become comfortable analyzing easier pieces before tackling pieces with modulations.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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