challenging
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The port said they had escalated the "challenging situation" with border authorities, and the change would help clear queues at the terminal and congestion on surrounding roads.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Planting a tree can offer a tangible way to help, and a sense of agency during challenging times, experts said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
“Tower continues to add customers and improve portfolio risk quality, but a challenging economic backdrop, the ongoing roll-through of risk-based pricing, and elevated competition are pressuring premium growth,” analyst James Lindsay says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"The objective evidence here shows that, absent Abrego's successful lawsuit challenging his removal to El Salvador, the Government would not have brought this prosecution," the judge said.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
They committed themselves to the spirit and practice of nonviolent resistance as a means of challenging segregation in all its forms.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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