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challenge

[chal-inj] / ˈtΚƒΓ¦l ΙͺndΚ’ /




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His eventual retirement was caused by a gearbox problem rather than a driving error, but there had been little sign of any kind of meaningful challenge before then.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Having won the Pearly Spurtle, he then spent the next six weeks improving the recipe in preparation for the ultimate challenge in Scotland.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

As he tinkered, he told David Allemann and Caspar Coppetti about his experiments, and they were hiking in the Swiss Alps when they decided to take on a more grueling uphill challenge: starting a company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

In a place filled with people confronting the challenge of rebuilding their lives, the lyrics of one particular song were a reverie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

At least seven famous mediums took on the Courier’s challenge, among them the Davenport brothers, teenage mediums whose impossible escapes from spirit cabinets were the latest in spiritual manifestations.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

While some say parenting hasn't got harder but expectations have, others argue that parents today are facing more complex challenges than in previous generations with growing concerns around young people's mental health.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

It is a win-win-win outcome that challenges the false dichotomy of conservation versus production that has dominated public debate for decades.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

Yet even Mr. Noseda could never have predicted the challenges he would face during his near-decade at the NSO.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

She had anticipated swift legal challenges based the interpretation of maximum feasible standards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

In their thirties, men and women, black and white, these lawyers were comfortable with one another in a way that reflected a shared mission, shared hope, and shared stress about the challenges they faced.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

The incumbent, veteran left-wing leader Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva, will be challenged by 11 candidates, the most prominent of whom is right-winger Flávio Bolsonaro.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

In May, I challenged him to have tacos with my dad and me after the internet mocked him for declaring that the hard-shell tacos at a Del Taco in Barstow were “street.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

They also challenged the processor with videos produced using Google's VEO-3 model.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

It also challenged the premise that rising materials costs were largely to blame for certain cost overruns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

My mother had lived with Robbie on and off since she was about sixteen, following every arcane rule the woman laid down, and it’s possible she was secretly happy to see Robbie’s authority challenged.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

But rolling out NGC2 across the Army, which has about 450,000 active-duty troops, is technically challenging and, according to Army officials, will take until 2032.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Variations from one medium to the other is a part of the process, and Martínez Celaya said he finds both thrilling and challenging.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

They would have needed to encounter one another often enough to interact while also surviving a hot, acidic, and chemically challenging environment.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Taiwan's Defence Minister Wellington Koo said previously it would be "challenging" for all the F-16Vs to be delivered this year, despite Lockheed Martin ramping up production.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

They have special expertise and contribute to a range of challenging disciplinary areas.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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