challenge
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The Saudi government overcame that challenge through an effective hearts and minds campaign.
From BBC β Oct. 11, 2026
During the interview, he hinted that he’d challenge U.S.
From Salon β Oct. 11, 2026
"And I see this becoming a bigger challenge in the coming months," he said.
From Barron's β Oct. 10, 2026
“Whether it’s your bone, whether it’s your muscle, whether it’s your tendon, you have to challenge yourself every day with different things.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 10, 2026
And aside from the weather, there was what many regarded as an even greater challenge: the Antikythera wreck was about 197 feet down.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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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 on Friday.
From BBC 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
And yet the medium, entirely visual, posed definite challenges.
From The Wall Street Journal 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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Leclerc got a better start than Verstappen off the line and challenged down the inside as they approached Turn One.
From BBC β Oct. 11, 2026
Fain had clashed with another UAW vice president, Rich Boyer, who unsuccessfully challenged Fain for the top job.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 9, 2026
Bancroft, with Smith by his side, was challenged by on-field umpires Richard Illingworth and Nigel Llong.
From BBC β Oct. 7, 2026
Winning teams can be poor at challenges: The three teams with the best records in baseball were challenge challenged.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 7, 2026
“Mighty Mibsters challenged us again,” Ira told us as we sat around Pork Chop’s granny’s kitchen, picking at food.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
Pete describes it as one of the most challenging environments he has ever flown in, with "multiple walls of flame", personnel and vehicles moving around the site and helicopters operating overhead.
From BBC β Oct. 10, 2026
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
Finally, the stumbling continues … as they cannot beat teams they should or pull out potential victories over the more challenging ones.
From Los Angeles Times 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
Maybe if I’d trained more, spent longer hours practicing in the gym, mastered more challenging skills—like the Amanar—I might be feeling less scared.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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