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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 results challenge the belief that physical activity necessarily makes injured knees worse.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026

Garrett said he does not back down from a challenge by teammates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026

The challenge of getting a beautiful book into print and past the objections of China’s censors has afflicted everything from graphic novels to cookbooks.

From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2026

The scale of the practical challenge can be seen from space.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

Ivan wasn’t up to the challenge of talking, so the designers had proposed adding a recording of a person singing.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

With voter registration far from being completed, the schedule for a December vote also presented significant logistical challenges.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

“We’ll sit in rooms just like this and sometimes with wings and pizza or beer, and we’ll just kind of brainstorm on what the really hard challenges are for that customer,” says Wood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

In the mouse model, vaccination not only protected against the disease caused by the virus but also preserved the animals' ability to respond to future immune challenges.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

And even if crude becomes better supplied, that doesn’t necessarily solve the challenges in refined products, she said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

Filipino journalists faced numerous challenges to publish their newspapers.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Instead, they organized, challenged their own party, and made themselves harder to dismiss.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026

Doncic grabbed at his ankle immediately after he landed and Lakers staff members tended to him while Kuzma’s closeout was challenged for a potential flagrant foul.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

Bangladesh's government challenged her on Tuesday to seek extradition from India if she was genuinely determined to return.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

Both parties will be challenged to stop the spread of antisemitism within their ranks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

The goddess went forthwith to the hut where the maiden lived and challenged her to a contest.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

The results showed that the AI model could accurately recreate how laser pulses change over time and across different frequencies, even under particularly challenging conditions.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

Both companies will also play a key role in Artemis III, which is currently planned for summer 2027- another challenging schedule.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Jenkins says the Italy shoot “was the hardest thing any of us had done” but despite the challenging work there, Roumie found something in his portrayal that surprised him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

“The experience of working with Liz helped us see how we could really formalize and build some institutional capacity to make sure great content about care gets made in a challenging media environment.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

This can include the more challenging types of jazz and rock music, as well as Classical.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones


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