hurdle
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Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said retaliatory measures from Canada on U.S. products are a major hurdle thwarting talks between the two countries on a renewed trade pact.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 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
But the would-be comeback faces a hurdle: striking a deal with the landowners, the Primm family.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
But unfortunately, his side fell at the final hurdle in their pursuit of a first European trophy, in their first final in the competition since 2006.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
He’d have to clear the hurdle like he’d seen the Olympic-caliber leaper Nala do in the Dog Squad episode where she cleared an electrified fence in a single bound.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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