- present participle of challenge.
challenging
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Allen said the tourism market was "particularly challenging" in Wales, adding that same-day changeovers would be one of the "biggest problems" caused by Airrbnb's rule changes, referencing the 182-day business rate threshold.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Kateryna, who works in a factory, has found dealing with the issue particularly challenging because English is not her first language.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
“At each stage of this election, and in response to the Department of Justice, we have been clear that state and federal law sets well-defined standards for verifying and challenging voter eligibility,” Logan said.
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
He’d been a young man in the 1940s when he first joined the African National Congress and began boldly challenging the all-white South African government and its entrenched racist policies.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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