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challenged

[chal-injd] / ˈtʃæl ɪndʒd /
ADJECTIVE
contested
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But that historic advantage is now being challenged on a new frontier: artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Mindy Romero, director of the Center for Inclusive Democracy in California, challenged the narrative that California has a problem and suggested that people should look at the issue from a different perspective.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Writing on X, he challenged Lockhart to look into what the area has to offer "rather than standing with masked men intimidating women & children".

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Former President Barack Obama—and many Chicagoans—hope it becomes an engine for an economically challenged part of the city where he began his political career as a community organizer and state senator.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Like the time he sent us out with a map of Harlem and challenged us to find historical landmarks and spaces essential to the Harlem Renaissance.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan




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