hurdle
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"Every hurdle we've jumped, there's been something else round the corner waiting for us," Nathan explained.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Griffin sees value in humanoids in reducing risk to human soldiers, but also says unpredictable environments remain a major hurdle.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Getting over the legal hurdle, White said, allowed “round two” of sale discussions.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 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
After a number of strides, Achilles would be taking tiny steps that can’t get any smaller; eventually he would have to hurdle an atom that the tortoise doesn’t.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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