challenging
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Shake Shack recently cut its outlook for the second quarter of 2026, citing a challenging consumer environment and intensifying competition.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
“Accommodating the changing needs and preferences of employees in a high-turnover industry is a complex optimization problem that has been challenging, even for sophisticated software to solve,” said Williams Woolley.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Ignoring that gap could set up loved ones for issues during an already challenging time.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Access to records has also been challenging for Steve and Lambert.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“By the way,” said Dr. Zinchenko, “to make this game more challenging, we have temporarily covered up all the call numbers on the spines of the books in the bins.”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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