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challenge

[chal-inj] / ˈtΚƒΓ¦l ΙͺndΚ’ /




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In a separate security challenge, Pakistan has blamed an increase in attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the southern border province of Balochistan on militancy emanating from Afghanistan.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

The move might have made sense if it had come earlier in the race and enabled Norris to challenge Leclerc, struggling in front of them, for third.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

A judge has restricted his transfer and temporarily blocked his deportation while his legal challenge proceeds.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

The challenge isn’t only securing computing power but accurately predicting how much firepower startups will need as they scale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The New York Times even issued an open plea urging Fischer to continue his challenge.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

"One of the challenges we're facing is sustainability, just like every small charity there are issues regarding funding," he said.

From BBC ● 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 ● Oct. 11, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

With all of this went the demoralizing effect of an unsuccessful war and the extraordinary challenges associated with rebuilding new state and local governments.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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

Fain had clashed with another UAW vice president, Rich Boyer, who unsuccessfully challenged Fain for the top job.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Winning teams can be poor at challenges: The three teams with the best records in baseball were challenge challenged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Bancroft, with Smith by his side, was challenged by on-field umpires Richard Illingworth and Nigel Llong.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

What if you challenged me with a distance of one-billionth of a foot?

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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

You’re challenging the listener to accept that over the top doesn’t necessarily mean phony.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Dacus noted that the environment for retail public offerings remains challenging due to the artificial-intelligence boom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

It was a challenging engagement—wet, hot, buggy, and fraught with fear for what might lie under each bush or beside each rock.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles




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