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[chal-inj] / ˈtʃæl ɪndʒ /




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Whether this legal challenge will succeed depends in part on whether judges will continue to defer to the president on these particular levies, no matter how much they deviate from previous practice.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

If confirmed, that would challenge the long-standing assumption that baryon number belongs exclusively to those quarks.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

But hosting 4,480 Paralympians in one village is an especially unique challenge.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

However, he said, “China needs to be careful not to give the impression that they are trying to challenge the strategic order in the Arctic.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

After what feels like ten minutes of sprinting through an obstacle course that might challenge even Mr. Turing, I slow to a stop and conceal myself in a doorway.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Our new friend moved me to think that we’re all works in progress—even those of us, like my sister, who are deep in the challenges of aging.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Despite ongoing challenges in the Middle East, this marked the second-largest crude inventory build in history, according to Matt Smith, an analyst at Kpler.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

"Our research challenges the long-held idea that baryon number is simply divided among and carried by the three quarks," said Ma.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

It really helped Max with his hitting and would most definitely help Pages with the untimely ABS challenges he makes to no avail in the early innings.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Along with his other challenges, Mr. Dill had enormous difficulty speaking.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Another systematic review found exercises which challenged participants’ balance reduced fall rates by roughly 23%.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

He first attracted attention in 2017 as Lord Buckethead, when he challenged then-prime minister Theresa May in the general election.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

“Innovation is a little more challenged to bring in new customers in this environment,” Penegor said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Private jailers like The GEO Group successfully challenged the legislation in court.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

Until Columbus demonstrated that classical geography was hopelessly misconceived, the assumption was that the arguments of the ancients needed to be interpreted, not challenged.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Authorities described the conditions Sunday as still "challenging", but two of the fire fronts -- heading towards the localities of Jalhay and Monschau -- were now "under control", according to Interior Minister Bernard Quintin.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

German energy giant RWE said it will abandon wind leases off the coast of New York, Louisiana and Northern California near Humboldt, further challenging the Golden State’s clean energy ambitions.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Ch Supt Owain Llewellyn said it has been a "challenging search operation".

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

NYC Common Sense, a nonpartisan advocacy group, filed a lawsuit in June challenging Mr. Mamdani’s “directive ending criminal enforcement of e-bike violations” on behalf of safety advocates, “vulnerable pedestrians” and victims of this e-bike terror.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Dad used to try to get her to spend more time on academic research so she could publish more articles and get a promotion and teach more challenging classes.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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