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challenge

[chal-inj] / ˈtΚƒΓ¦l ΙͺndΚ’ /




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In response, Ofsted said it had "worked hard to reduce the pressure of inspection in recent years, but we know workload and wellbeing remain a challenge".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

SpaceX still has a ways to go before it can seriously challenge the three major wireless operators, but it’s making moves to grow its capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Some marketers are staffing up to handle the challenge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

You say you want to stop comparing yourself to your friends, but I challenge you to reframe how you view comparison, itself.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

He might have been a bit dumbfounded but Bass never hesitated in accepting the challenge.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

He said: "One of our biggest challenges is breaking through our own ceiling. Too often, our best ideas are developed and scaled overseas, and with it the jobs, technology and investment that goes with them."

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The newly merged company has high debt, aggressive financial targets, and integration challenges.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

While a small number of projects have encountered permitting challenges at the state level, those cases are the exception rather than the rule.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Matthew Stafford’s eye fakes and quick snaps may test Buffalo, and Josh Allen’s arm strength and edge rusher Greg Rousseau pose challenges for the Rams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

I know that your mother had her challenges.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope PΓ©rez

Plaintiffs challenged language such as “sustainable,” “eco-friendly” and “wild-caught,” as well as claims of superior worker-safety standards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Yet after the initial burst, he challenged only 10 more pitches all season, finishing with a 64% success rate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Activists and some voters have challenged the process, saying it was opaque.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The book challenged strict parenting norms of the time and in the following decades parents were offered more advice from an increasing range of voices.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

I was making myself a snack in the kitchen, but due to the fact that I was vertically challenged, I couldn't reach a dish in one of our cabinets.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

September was a very tough month for global fixed income, given the challenging performance for the asset class, MFS Investment Management’s Benoit Anne says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

"I'm sure it had to be challenging, because there was no outlets," she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

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 ● 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 ● Oct. 8, 2026

Shouldn’t the focus be on improving ourselves, rather than challenging a biased system?

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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