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You say you want to stop comparing yourself to your friends, but I challenge you to reframe how you view comparison, itself.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 8, 2026
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
One challenge is understanding what happens when a spacecraft lands.
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
I couldn’t wait to tell him how I’d won a challenge thanks to his advice!
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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“It is a great challenge, one of the main challenges Spain will face in coming years,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 8, 2026
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
The office said the delay was the result of insufficient funding and challenges with coordinating between the many agencies responsible for the county’s restraining order system.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 7, 2026
Boots has faced challenges in recent years with growing debt and changing shopping habits resulting in more people buying cheaper products online.
From BBC β Oct. 7, 2026
He saw that he had a donor he could trust, maybe a WL who could be educated about the real challenges of abating poverty.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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Defence lawyers challenged the credibility of the evidence and argued the case against Ferris was deeply flawed.
From BBC β Oct. 7, 2026
Winning teams can be poor at challenges: The three teams with the best records in baseball were challenge challenged.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 7, 2026
Activists and some voters have challenged the process, saying it was opaque.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 6, 2026
In the build-up during the week, Powell had challenged his players to earn legendary status, knowing that was their long-term reward if they could emerge victorious.
From BBC β Oct. 3, 2026
He saw the gwythaint was wounded by more than thorns; perhaps an eagle had challenged it, for blood flecked its back and a number of feathers had been torn out.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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The hiker was found below the notorious “final 400” stretch, a dangerously steep chute along the route that is particularly challenging to navigate in the winter months.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 8, 2026
In Greece, he is staying at a friend’s apartment, he said, challenging reports that he had been living it up at a hotel bar.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 8, 2026
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
“Having a kid is daunting in about a hundred different ways, period — but it’s just getting more and more challenging financially,” Matt Schultz, chief consumer-finance analyst at LendingTree, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 8, 2026
Modulations can make harmonic analysis much more challenging, so try to become comfortable analyzing easier pieces before tackling pieces with modulations.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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