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challenge

[chal-inj] / ˈtΚƒΓ¦l ΙͺndΚ’ /




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Years of experiments have already eliminated many theoretical possibilities, and the continued absence of clear signs of new physics at the LHC has become a major challenge for researchers.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

He recounts how he approached a new challenge in an area where billionaires often tread but seldom triumph.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The concentration of renewables projects in the north-western states of Gujarat and Rajasthan has also compounded the challenge of evacuating power in the face of such grid shortages.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

That framework was reassuring to me because it doesn’t require pretending that your 20s are just one long savings challenge.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

“So here’s my challenge to you,” Natalie said to the audience.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

He faces mounting challenges at home: a sputtering economy, a sweeping purge of the military’s top ranks, and a leadership reshuffle expected at next year’s party congress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

This has helped China overcome one of its biggest challenges: a lack of access to advanced chips, which would help unlock greater computing power.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

“He takes on challenges, but it’s not a, ‘Let me hurry up and get to this challenge, let me rush through this.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

There are challenges with that metric, including that the government data U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Olmsted had intended the report for a professional audience, one that would take for granted Jackson Park’s fundamental acceptability and value the report as an unflinching guide to the challenges ahead.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Roberts, too, has challenged De Paula to make defense a strength, one that will keep him in games, rather than lifted for a defensive replacement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

He added when challenged: "Well, I'm not dealing with King Charles as monarch in this book, this is all 30-odd years ago and what was said and done then."

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

The connection is one of the most counterintuitive features of quantum mechanics and has challenged physicists' understanding of reality for decades.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Hospitals and patients have successfully challenged a number of the subpoenas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

He challenged everyone who passed, whether going in or coming out, demanding to know his business.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli

Ford is hoping that a pivot towards military vehicles can help fill the void created by what the company's UK boss calls the most challenging environment since the invention of the motor car.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The gold miner said a challenging operating environment continues to impact underground mining, open-pit mining and sulfide processing at its Syama mine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Lithium-ion battery fires are challenging to combat as excessive heat inside a battery creates a self-sustaining chemical reaction called thermal runaway that can then easily spread to adjacent batteries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

At Washington Monthly, they’ve incorporated an earnings metric for years and they try to control to some extent for subject matter, but it can be challenging, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Oliver and Angie were constantly challenging each other to one-on-one basketball games, and it had to be said that Angie was so good, the boys’ basketball team begged her to play for them.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser




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