challenge
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The state’s suit represents a new challenge for the Blue Cross Blue Shield system, and could become a significant headache if other states follow Michigan.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 8, 2026
Moura says the findings challenge the common idea that aerobic exercise is mainly responsible for weight loss while strength training is useful primarily for building muscle.
From Science Daily β Oct. 8, 2026
After what appears to be a stern challenge against New Zealand in their home summer, Cummins' men then travel to India and defend the Ashes in England next year.
From BBC β Oct. 8, 2026
He punctuated his performance with a fastball on the corner that ended the inning and wound up costing Atlanta its final ABS challenge.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 8, 2026
The challenge is tearing oneself away from a venue that has been one’s creative home for so many hours, days, weeks, or months.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Together, the three investigations will address some of the most important challenges of establishing a sustained human presence beyond Earth.
From Science Daily β Oct. 8, 2026
Q: What are some of the challenges behind crypto’s ETF expansion?
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 8, 2026
Yet he is so bad at ABS challenges that manager Dave Roberts forbade Pages from challenging pitches after his unsuccessful challenge in the NL Division Series opener Monday.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 7, 2026
When things go wrong they are relied upon for investigations and legal challenges.
From BBC β Oct. 7, 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
Bancroft, with Smith by his side, was challenged by on-field umpires Richard Illingworth and Nigel Llong.
From BBC β Oct. 7, 2026
Yet after the initial burst, he challenged only 10 more pitches all season, finishing with a 64% success rate.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 7, 2026
It’s a story I’ve repeatedly told over my decades-long journalism career, and no one has yet challenged my description of my grandmother as an immigrant.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 7, 2026
A place to learn and grow and be challenged.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 5, 2026
He was a half Giant who had once challenged a steam-powered drill to a rock-drilling contest and won using his sledgehammer.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
The tiny creature was found to interpret DNA instructions in a way researchers had never documented before, challenging a long held assumption about how the genetic code works.
From Science Daily β Oct. 8, 2026
"It is a loving caring community and that's something that's shining through in this challenging time."
From BBC β Oct. 8, 2026
Car sales in China—Mercedes-Benz’s largest market—fell 31%, with the company noting that it continues to face challenging passenger car market conditions and intense competition.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 7, 2026
Elsewhere, performances have reflected a mixed and challenging year for technology and the AI trade, with Apple up 22%, Microsoft stock is up 9%, Palantir up 8% and Tesla down 15%.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 7, 2026
The predictable response is that civil rights advocates are as committed to challenging mass incarceration and other forms of structural racism as they are to preserving affirmative action.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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