hurdle
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Nuclear start-up Oklo cleared a key Energy Department regulatory hurdle for its Aurora powerhouse at Idaho National Laboratory.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
“This is a major hurdle and overcoming this barrier has been really the Holy Grail in neurology,” he says.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Securing international support for its continued efforts to deal with that threat remains a diplomatic hurdle for Jerusalem.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
But the would-be comeback faces a hurdle: striking a deal with the landowners, the Primm family.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
And it had a grainy black-and-white photo, taken off a videotape, showing her in midstride clearing a hurdle.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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