challenge
Example Sentences
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New research reveals that bull sharks form social relationships with specific "friends," challenging the long-standing belief that these predators live mostly solitary lives.
From Science Daily
Morocco’s federation, which had formally protested the result, said that it “never intended to challenge the sporting performance of the teams,” but didn’t deny that it was hoping for this very outcome.
Dissents sometimes amount to a challenge to the chair’s leadership.
Another challenge is that weight loss often reverses once the drugs stop.
From BBC
The challenges from his learning disorder persist in his work at the state Capitol.
From Los Angeles Times
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