challenged

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While the FCC has approved the deal, the transaction is on hold, as it has been challenged in court by a bipartisan group of state attorneys general as well as by rival DirecTV.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Restructuring at some of the biggest pharmaceutical companies following the pandemic has challenged the industry for life-science tools and diagnostics products.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

In 2022, the group Carbon Market Watch and five other nonprofits challenged claims that the World Cup in Qatar would be “carbon neutral.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Increasingly, speakers are being chosen or challenged not only for what they say, but for what they symbolize about institutions, technology, politics and generational authority.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

And then there was the time he challenged us to only go to movie theaters that showed independent films.

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