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

Nonfiction book sales have been in decline for the past four years, and are now the most challenged segment of the print book market.

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

Designer Gianni Versace challenged this tacit rule in his Fall/Winter 1991 collection.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Why hadn’t I challenged Leo’s birthday in the first place?

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee