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challenge

[chal-inj] / ˈtΚƒΓ¦l ΙͺndΚ’ /




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Thousands of Polish ‌police officers visited schools nationwide to try to reassure pupils after the stabbings sparked rumours of a "Bloody Friday" of more attacks stemming from a supposed online challenge.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

During the interview, he hinted that he’d challenge U.S.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

"And I see this becoming a bigger challenge in the coming months," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

Our columnist took part in a longevity fitness challenge to find out how well he’s aging and learn how people are turning back the clock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

From day one, Washington’s challenge was to whip his troops into shape.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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 ● Oct. 11, 2026

And yet the medium, entirely visual, posed definite challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

King Charles III has warned of the challenges disinformation and other "hostile online activity" pose to trust and security in the digital age.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Reaching this state efficiently remains one of the most important challenges in fusion energy research.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

As an organizer, he’d spent weeks and months listening to poor people describe their challenges.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Leclerc got a better start than Verstappen off the line and challenged down the inside as they approached Turn One.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Yet after the initial burst, he challenged only 10 more pitches all season, finishing with a 64% success rate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Defence lawyers challenged the credibility of the evidence and argued the case against Ferris was deeply flawed.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The bank thinks Rio Tinto’s valuation is stretched and that it will face headwinds from an increasingly challenged iron-ore market and comparatively limited visible copper growth beyond the Oyu Tolgoi ramp-up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

At one o’clock in the morning, a square-jawed private arrived at the barracks, roused Captain Babushkinov, and informed him that the furious general had challenged him to a duel.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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 ● 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 ● Oct. 10, 2026

That becomes especially challenging in applications such as space exploration, where equipment must be compact, lightweight, and reliable.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

In this case, they are challenging how the Department of Water Resources currently operates one of the largest water systems in the world, the State Water Project.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

A group of Methodist, Baptist, Episcopal, Presbyterian, and Universalist ministers—all men—dominated the discussion that day, challenging the women’s rights resolutions that had been presented.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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