challenging
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We went back to the MoD to ask what it meant by "challenging" vessels, but it did not provide us with further details.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
“A longer disruption implies larger inventory drawdowns, a more challenging post-war refill, and a higher residual risk premium, supporting a higher long-term price anchor.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
In these districts and others, newcomers are challenging some of the most recognizable Democratic names in California politics in the June 2 primary election.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
“When it broadens out, it makes it much more difficult to avoid for consumers. That’s really the concern going forward,” Yaros said, adding that it’s especially challenging for lower-income households.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Most challenging of all was the fact that there was not one person who had ever been involved in an underwater excavation in South Korea.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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