hurdle
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The ID.me part was the biggest hurdle, DeMassa said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Even if that hurdle is met, more than 60 years of exile means the original property owners are largely gone, leaving behind multigenerational family trees sometimes across the globe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
A photographer and fixture in the L.A. punk scene by 14, the fact that she didn’t play an instrument was a minor hurdle when she joined L7 in 1986.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Meehan recalls the biggest hurdle to launching the segments at ABC was the language explaining the arrangement to viewers — making it clear that the network stands to benefit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
The rider did as told, and Seabiscuit took off with him, trying once to hurdle the infield fence but meeting with no resistance from the reins.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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But experts say that’s a less plausible option, as any such combination would face regulatory and financial hurdles.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026
The situation “really put up additional hurdles in the hospital’s way,” Lopez said, which includes daily runs to the store for ice and the purchase of a freezer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Union Pacific’s agreement with CN comes as the blockbuster merger with Norfolk Southern faces hurdles after the Surface Transportation Board paused its review of the deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Paramount's bid still faces hurdles across the Atlantic after a federal judge in California ordered the companies to temporarily pause their merger this week.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
I line up at my spot, and it feels odd to be just standing there, not in blocks and not facing down hurdles.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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The arrow hurdled forward, unleashing an audible woosh followed by a distant thwack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Mr. Walesa is now 82 and stouter than he was when he hurdled that fence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
He hurdled a USC cornerback en route to one touchdown and then signed a hat for a 12-year-old USC fan after scoring another.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
He topped that in the second quarter with a 33-yard run in which he hurdled another defender and outmaneuvered several others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2022
I hurdled fallen logs and ducked low branches, chasing her until my lungs burned.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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Copper’s technical position is similar to where gold was in March 2024, when it broke out decisively from its 13-year base by hurdling $2,200.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
Wales also had a late Taulupe Faletau try disallowed for Murray illegally hurdling a tackle in the build-up, a decision Sherratt described as "correct".
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2025
His first headline in The Times was accompanied by a photo of him hurdling tacklers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
Neither was speed, even though she remembered the techniques of hurdling, Boumkwo, 29, said in a phone interview Monday.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
I leaped off the stage, hurdling a group of men.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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