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Regional powers are worried about rising economic damage and the risk of escalation, but still face the challenge of getting the combatants on board.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
This would require politicians to "make politics work better" and "raise our game and rise to the new challenge", he added.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The challenge involved modeling hundreds of interacting 'qubits,' the quantum counterparts of the bits used by traditional computers.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
It did present a challenge that we weren’t expecting because he was the main person taking care of them.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
All he would do was challenge her on it, and Akira didn’t have the energy for that.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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Their proliferation has raised challenges for police, lawmakers and parents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
"However, managing a critical piece of infrastructure presents immense structural, environmental, and financial challenges that cannot be indefinitely sustained by a private entity alone."
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Meeting these challenges requires first increasing flexibility, and only then investing in expensive infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Burnham will face an in-tray overflowing with challenges with little time to make his mark with a nationwide election due in 2029.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Father leans back in a chair opposite Mother and talks of the challenges of uploading.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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Keegan is one of the most transformational figures in Newcastle's history - the mastermind behind 'The Entertainers', who challenged for the Premier League title in 1996.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Their findings, published in the July 14 issue of The Astrophysical Journal Letters, help address a question that has challenged astronomers for decades.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
The county did not question the value of the employees or their need for higher income and health benefits; they simply challenged the district’s ability to afford them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Smaller hedge funds also are challenged by higher interest rates and investor preference for larger, well-resourced multi-manager funds, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
I challenged, stepping into the space between me and the guard who’d disarmed me earlier.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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“Running an agency like BLS is never easy, but the last few years have been among the most challenging the agency has faced,” McEntarfer said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
"Wolves are a highly complex social species and they are one of the most challenging species to keep well in captivity," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Gates, who left the department in November, is now the Republican candidate challenging Bonta to be state attorney general.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
"This is challenging work," adds Dr. Claeys, a professor with Vrije Universiteit Brussel currently visiting the Pacific Centre for Isotopic and Geochemical Research with Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences at UBC.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
The Man in the White Shirt staggered and turned to glare at the driver, who shot him a challenging look in the mirror.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
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