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During the interview, he hinted that he’d challenge U.S.
From Salon β Oct. 11, 2026
In a separate security challenge, Pakistan has blamed an increase in attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the southern border province of Balochistan on militancy emanating from Afghanistan.
From Barron's β Oct. 11, 2026
The challenge isn’t only securing computing power but accurately predicting how much firepower startups will need as they scale.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 10, 2026
However, creating a plasma beam was only part of the challenge.
From Science Daily β Oct. 9, 2026
He trembles in the webbing, even while trying his best to stand still—perhaps his biggest challenge yet since entering Asamando.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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One of the self-inflicted challenges for AI creators is that the tech community has framed much of the public conversation, intentionally or not, in language that resonates with the Christian community.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 11, 2026
Miri said he filed a habeas corpus petition on June 19, a legal action that challenges the lawfulness of a person’s detention, but declined to be interviewed on the case.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 11, 2026
The discovery challenges long-standing assumptions about how the eye functions and could eventually lead to new approaches for treating serious conditions that cause blindness.
From Science Daily β Oct. 11, 2026
That parade did not happen and, after a series of legal challenges and talks between residents and Orangemen, the secretary of state banned the procession.
From BBC β Oct. 10, 2026
In scaling up a community health project such as Socios en Salud into a national one, Jim and Paul faced many challenges.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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Detainees and immigrant rights groups have increasingly challenged conditions at Adelanto in court and through protests such as hunger strikes.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 8, 2026
Defence lawyers challenged the credibility of the evidence and argued the case against Ferris was deeply flawed.
From BBC β Oct. 7, 2026
A place to learn and grow and be challenged.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 5, 2026
Traveling down with her daughter from Blackpool for a tapestry-less visit to the museum, Roberts challenged the argument that sponsors should be getting something for their financial commitment.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 4, 2026
Aristotle challenged Pythagoras’s “traveling library” notion that semen collected hereditary information by coursing through the body and obtaining secret “instructions” from each individual part.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Pillay’s career includes challenging apartheid in South Africa and serving on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, where she helped establish legal precedents recognizing sexual violence as an act of genocide.
From Salon β Oct. 10, 2026
That becomes especially challenging in applications such as space exploration, where equipment must be compact, lightweight, and reliable.
From Science Daily β Oct. 9, 2026
Dacus noted that the environment for retail public offerings remains challenging due to the artificial-intelligence boom.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 9, 2026
Some people thought they would be up there challenging for the title but they look far too inconsistent to do that.
From BBC β Oct. 8, 2026
Sending Margaret away to school had been challenging, emotionally and financially.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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