hurdle

At least 50% of Tesla's shareholders would need to approve the merger, which Musk described as "quite a high hurdle to achieve".

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Any deal would need the backing of a majority of all Tesla shares, not just those cast in a vote, which Musk called "quite a high hurdle."

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Since she’s ahead in most reputable polls, Raman’s job for the night was not failing — and she cleared that low, low hurdle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

The EU’s nod clears a regulatory hurdle for the deal, which will give birth to a global health conglomerate by combining the makers of Huggies diapers and Johnson’s baby care products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

At the last possible moment, I somehow manage to hurdle Jason and avoid a full-impact collision.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

However, even if Tesla’s shareholders were to approve the merger, there are potentially regulatory hurdles abroad.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Cirrus Logic faces a ‘difficult outlook’ given Apple’s iPhone supply chain hurdles and a lack of growth drivers in the near term.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Challenges to adopting these designer crops include regulatory hurdles, public wariness of gene editing, high technology costs and unknown risks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Specialized review can provide expertise and consistency, but those benefits cannot justify making access to justice contingent on years of procedural hurdles.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

The rest of the girls have finished, of course, and now it is just Coach West, the track, four more hurdles, and me.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

In the eighth inning, he dove after a ground ball up the middle, as shortstop Mookie Betts hurdled over him, and was slow to get up, holding his right shoulder.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

In 2018, Cofnas argued in a paper that technology would soon allow this unknown to be hurdled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Daniel was tapped to run consumer products, and five months later, he hurdled over more experienced executives to lead a massive new and controversial business unit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2022

Another rookie, Jake Ferguson, provided a highlight a few plays earlier when he hurdled New York safety Jason Pinnock and ran over cornerback Rodarius Williams on the same play.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2022

I jumped off, hurdled the potted plant sitting by the porch steps, and ran to the front door.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez

“The industry is hurdling toward ever more compute demands,” Musk told investors on Aug. 4, according to a transcript.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

The unused veteran was stretchered off and taken to hospital for surgery after hurting himself hurdling an advertising board in the victory celebrations.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Copper’s technical position is similar to where gold was in March 2024, when it broke out decisively from its 13-year base by hurdling $2,200.

From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025

His first headline in The Times was accompanied by a photo of him hurdling tacklers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024

They had reached the end of a hurdling sprint, too.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green