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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

“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

Another challenge would be delivering and positioning a nuclear device at precisely the right location relative to an asteroid traveling through space.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

The USC Wellness Society made an appearance, and the boutique fitness studio Lagree213 hosted a planking challenge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

Roger Cohen: If you beat Spassky, will you go on to challenge Kasparov for the World Championship?

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

From Science Daily ● 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

But this is only the first of many challenges facing whoever is the next prime minister of a country at a crossroads.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

But El Pollo Loco has countered those challenges with an expanded menu that includes quesadillas, tacos and salads.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

These special challenges served to make African American women leaders more determined than ever to pursue their cause.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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

You read, shared, challenged, subscribed, wrote to us and kept coming back.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

Haney challenged that reconstruction, questioning gaps in surveillance images and noting that no witness or camera captured the ignition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Sometime between 1534 and 1549 Jean Taisnier, a musician and mathematician, remarked that Aristotle was sometimes mistaken; he was challenged by a representative of the pope to produce a convincing example of Aristotle being wrong.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

"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

As part of her treatment, she was given medication that rapidly put her in a medically-induced menopause, which she describes as "really, really challenging".

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Doncic is challenging Chamberlain’s stats on the offensive end.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

The second, Rubin-GC1, is a star cluster on the opposite side of our galaxy, hidden within a region where thick clouds of cosmic dust make observations especially challenging.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

“By the way,” said Dr. Zinchenko, “to make this game more challenging, we have temporarily covered up all the call numbers on the spines of the books in the bins.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein


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