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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

“OK, what else? Something active, maybe. A yoga challenge? Ooh, I wonder if there’s a running group you could join.”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

In the wake of Brand's trial, Victims' Commissioner Claire Waxman said rape trials must be conducted "in a way that challenges myths and misconceptions about sexual violence".

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 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

Early during his tenure, he threatened to fire several staff attorneys who opposed dismissing a lawsuit that challenged a merger in the travel industry, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

His plans to renovate a 106-year-old golf course, which he has dubbed "trash island", is also being challenged in the courts.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 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

The relationship, it’s safe to say, is challenged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Until Columbus demonstrated that classical geography was hopelessly misconceived, the assumption was that the arguments of the ancients needed to be interpreted, not challenged.

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

She is currently challenging the group's proscription at the Supreme Court.

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

More challenging was scrubbing off the black paint that she’d applied to her back feathers.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el


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