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“He just has an amazing emotional intelligence of how to uplift and lead his teammates and challenge them in a way that’s authentic to his personality,” McVay said.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 26, 2026
The result highlights an important challenge in plant chemistry.
From Science Daily β Sep. 26, 2026
Decades of research show that a healthy blend of challenge, complexity and connection drive skill development, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 26, 2026
The harder challenge now is finding room for both careers.
From BBC β Sep. 26, 2026
The first challenge required a strong arm, he’d been told, though if the pain in his shoulder was any indication, his arm hadn’t exactly been up to it.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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Montgomery's legal challenges failed to commute her sentence, and she was executed by lethal injection in Indiana in 2021.
From BBC β Sep. 26, 2026
Now, “Project Jupiter” is mired in challenges over power supply and permitting and is fast becoming a prime example of the risks in the tech giant’s sprawling and expensive artificial-intelligence gambit.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 25, 2026
The unexpected finding challenges current ideas about how dead stars exchange matter and energy with their surroundings.
From Science Daily β Sep. 25, 2026
Young people trying to land their first job are facing multiple challenges.
From BBC β Sep. 25, 2026
Few challenges to sentencing schemes, patterns, or results have been brought since McCleskey, for the exercise is plainly futile.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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Netanyahu and the Israeli government have rejected the allegations and challenged the legality of the warrant.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 24, 2026
He even declared “I am the house now,” and challenged traders to bet against him.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 24, 2026
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 β Sep. 22, 2026
Anderson's brother Sean also challenged the decision not to release him from Magilligan Prison to attend the funeral, but that was upheld by the same judge.
From BBC β Sep. 21, 2026
Daylight was dawning; a troop of horses coming from Latium caught sight of the shining helmet of Euryalus and challenged him.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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That makes it challenging to separate, identify, and distinguish one compound from another within an already complex plant sample.
From Science Daily β Sep. 26, 2026
The disaster has also renewed scrutiny of how roads, hydropower plants and trade corridors are built in Nepal's challenging mountain terrain.
From Barron's β Sep. 26, 2026
New research is challenging the assumptions that fabrics such as cotton and wool pose no health risks and don’t shed.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 25, 2026
“Our two militaries should maintain regular dialogue, and improve mechanisms for crisis communication and prevention,” he continued, adding a historical reference to rising powers challenging established ones: “The Thucydides trap can be overcome.”
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 24, 2026
Adding to the temptation to avoid race is the fact that opportunities for challenging mass incarceration on purely race-neutral grounds have never been greater.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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