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Thousands of Polish police officers visited schools nationwide to try to reassure pupils after the stabbings sparked rumours of a "Bloody Friday" of more attacks stemming from a supposed online challenge.
From BBC β Oct. 11, 2026
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 β Oct. 11, 2026
A judge has restricted his transfer and temporarily blocked his deportation while his legal challenge proceeds.
From Salon β Oct. 10, 2026
“Whether it’s your bone, whether it’s your muscle, whether it’s your tendon, you have to challenge yourself every day with different things.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 10, 2026
“By what authority do you challenge me?” roared the muvuki.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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"One of the challenges we're facing is sustainability, just like every small charity there are issues regarding funding," he said.
From BBC β 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 β Oct. 11, 2026
The discovery challenges long-standing assumptions about how the eye functions and could eventually lead to new approaches for treating serious conditions that cause blindness.
From Science Daily β Oct. 11, 2026
And yet the medium, entirely visual, posed definite challenges.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 10, 2026
Radio was an escape from the challenges and concerns of their lives.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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Leclerc got a better start than Verstappen off the line and challenged down the inside as they approached Turn One.
From BBC β Oct. 11, 2026
Defence lawyers challenged the credibility of the evidence and argued the case against Ferris was deeply flawed.
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
Activists and some voters have challenged the process, saying it was opaque.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 6, 2026
Natalie challenged, and Chess felt that something had changed.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Pete describes it as one of the most challenging environments he has ever flown in, with "multiple walls of flame", personnel and vehicles moving around the site and helicopters operating overhead.
From BBC β Oct. 10, 2026
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 β Oct. 10, 2026
The Sheriff’s Department typically houses mentally ill prisoners at the Twin Towers, but Magaña’s family claims he was not transferred to a specialized unit within the jail that deals with more challenging cases.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 10, 2026
That becomes especially challenging in applications such as space exploration, where equipment must be compact, lightweight, and reliable.
From Science Daily β Oct. 9, 2026
He watched his classmates tap-dance with tongues, challenging one another, slipping and sliding from story to story.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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