challenged
Example Sentences
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"It enhances creativity, the coach's work. As a coach, it's good to be challenged to improve, and this helps me improve," he said.
From Barron's
The most common type of down-payment assistance, according to Down Payment Resource, is a second mortgage, or piggyback loan, which has grown in popularity as affordability has challenged home buyers.
From MarketWatch
“Illinois was a tight game and I actually thought there was some great value in that we were challenged,” Close said after practice Friday at Mo Ostin Basketball Center.
From Los Angeles Times
In 1987, Ronald Reagan stood before the Berlin Wall and challenged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear it down.
Judge Laura Provinzino wrote in a subsequent order that it was “difficult to believe” the government’s claim that it was unaware the man had challenged his detention.
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