challenging

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Times are challenging, favoring airlines that can rely on customers willing to pay more for comfort and perks.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Above all, Munden and his crew have done a fine job of wrangling good work from masses of kids, some quite little, in what must have been challenging conditions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

A string of cities across America’s Sunbelt are emerging as graduate-hiring hot spots in an otherwise challenging job market for young professionals, an exclusive analysis shows.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

"It's absolutely unquestionable that there's a very challenging situation facing the DfC along with all other departments right across the Executive," Gildernew said.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Her lasting legacy to the 587th Bomber Aviation Regiment was in choosing the challenging Pe-2 dive-bomber planes that they flew, and the 587th’s commitment to those planes would have made her proud.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein