challenged

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Paul Gigot: Learning that the things that you believe, which you can believe as fervently as you can, and we all do queue to certain principles, but you get challenged.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

"We haven't been challenged by China," he said, adding that Xi would not challenge the US "because of me".

From BBC • May 6, 2026

So I called up Soto-Martínez and challenged him to convince this doubting Tomás.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

On Monday the Washington Supreme Court ruled the state’s new millionaires tax can’t be challenged by voter referendum.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

“I’ll do one if you do it first,” I challenged him.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles