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challenge

[chal-inj] / ˈtΚƒΓ¦l ΙͺndΚ’ /


NOUN
call, demand
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VERB
engage, stimulate
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The New York Times’ reporting into Megaspeed late last month underscored the broader challenge of keeping advanced Nvidia chips out of China despite U.S. restrictions on their sale to the parties operating in the country.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2026

What she did not anticipate was the challenge of navigating the menopause afterwards.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

“I didn’t have any reason to see it coming,” Bass replied when The Times asked about Raman’s decision to challenge her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

The next challenge was determining how the same physical process might affect an entire asteroid.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

This project is going to be a challenge.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

Despite these remaining challenges, the findings offer valuable guidance for future planetary defense efforts.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

Robinson said he had met business owners to "understand the challenges and the issues that they might have had this year" so the authority could look at different options in future.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

But the increasing tendency of airlines to market to customers who can afford premium amenities could open the door to a discount carrier, although higher fuel costs have added to the challenges facing all airlines.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Tiedt isn’t too worried about Somerset’s future even with the challenges in the industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

Yelena sees the cosmonaut as a combination of scientist and athlete, and she enjoys the challenges of training.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

“There is then no way to get the challenged ballots segregated. As a result, the relief the United States sought and needed is no longer available — rendering voluntary dismissal necessary.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

The discovery not only resolves a problem that challenged chemists for more than six decades but also demonstrates how unexpected chemical reactions can reveal possibilities that researchers once considered beyond reach.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Spirits group Diageo DGE 3.17%increase; green up pointing triangle said it is moving in the right direction in the challenged American market, where some of its biggest labels continue to sell poorly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Gordon Brothers said the business has faced years of instability and "remains challenged and vulnerable".

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

I challenged, stepping into the space between me and the guard who’d disarmed me earlier.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

"I'm always just trying to focus on what the new challenging thing is going to be, or cool people that I want to work with," she says.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

"One of the more challenging of my long career, that's about 35 years now," said Bower about the experience.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Part diary, part ethnography, part nature journal, “Eva and the Island” offers an extraordinary glimpse into what it takes to live in one of the most challenging environments on earth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Her succinct conclusion: “We are navigating through some very challenging times.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

The hospital job had turned out to be a good one, challenging and satisfying and in line with my beliefs.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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