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challenge

[chal-inj] / ˈtʃæl ɪndʒ /




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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

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

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

“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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