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challenge

[chal-inj] / ˈtΚƒΓ¦l ΙͺndΚ’ /


NOUN
call, demand
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VERB
engage, stimulate
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Elon Musk on Friday indicated he would be open to acquiring a leading telecommunications company as SpaceX looks to challenge major wireless providers like T-Mobile and Verizon.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

The bigger challenge is what civilian spending must be sacrificed to pay for it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

"As senior players part of our job is to challenge Steve," added George.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Part of the challenge was the insects' underground habitat.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

To compete for colonies, Germany’s leaders decided that they also needed a modern oceangoing navy that could challenge Britain’s centuries-old command of the seas.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Rebecca Onion assesses some of the book’s mind-bending challenges for readers.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026

“The economy is performing strongly but underneath, there are big challenges ahead,” said Karnit Flug, a former governor of the Bank of Israel and now a senior fellow at the Jerusalem-based Israel Democracy Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

“And it’s not just the landscape — it’s also all the people, the houses. Everything is just a little different and unique and well worth all the logistical challenges of shooting up here.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

The discovery challenges a long-standing understanding of white dwarfs, the dense cores left behind when certain stars exhaust their nuclear fuel and shed their outer layers.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Most of us struggle and often fail to meet the biggest challenges of our lives.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Gordon Brothers said the business has faced years of instability and "remains challenged and vulnerable".

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

You read, shared, challenged, subscribed, wrote to us and kept coming back.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

Spirits group Diageo DGE 3.17%increase; green up pointing triangle said it is moving in the right direction in the challenged American market, where some of its biggest labels continue to sell poorly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The experiment comes as Disney has challenged other AI companies over the use of its intellectual property.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Clary, like defendants in other crack cases, challenged the constitutionality of the hundred-to-one ratio.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Part diary, part ethnography, part nature journal, “Eva and the Island” offers an extraordinary glimpse into what it takes to live in one of the most challenging environments on earth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

But it said the rise in numbers would be challenging due to a lack of housing in its area, adding that the algorithm did not take into account the local situation.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

De Meo said "Balenciaga has always been a House of radical creativity, challenging conventions and redefining the boundaries of fashion."

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Harding, 51, arguably has the least specific and most challenging mandate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

The boys practiced challenging each other to a duel, which they felt certain would impress the tsar, should they meet him, while Veronika energetically practiced every dance step she had ever learned.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood


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