challenging
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"Like most retailers, we are facing an exceptionally challenging trading environment," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The maker of Hot Wheels, American Girl and Uno has recently confronted a challenging market for toys, beset by tariffs on goods produced overseas and weaker-than-expected demand for Barbie dolls and Fisher-Price preschool products.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
The researchers identified a previously unrecognized role for the MHC class I pathway in immune responses driven by CD4+ T cells, challenging the traditional view that these pathways operate separately.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
"It had been a long summit push. What should have been five days to the summit and back took us 11 days, that's how challenging the conditions were," said Thrall.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
The recovery of the artifacts in and around the wreck of the São José has, from the beginning, been challenging to say the least.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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