challenging
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Pratt is challenging Mayor Karen Bass in the city’s June 2 mayoral primary.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
On paper, Verhoeven challenging Usyk - a pound-for-pound great and one of the most complete fighters of his era - for the WBC title is absurd.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Learning a language in a systematic way can be challenging, whether in a classroom or from a self-study course.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Global crude prices are up more than 50% since the start of the year, resulting in tighter fuel supplies and a weaker rupee, alongside a more challenging economic environment marked by higher inflation, it says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The newcomers, Torres and Guinier explain, are easily co-opted, as they have much to lose but little to gain by challenging the rules of the game.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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