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
While the Strabane man has been on the waiting list, his left knee started to deteriorate and needs replaced, which, he said, is "another hurdle" he will have to cross.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
At the state track and field championships, Jayden Rendon of Carson was in the lead of the 300 intermediate hurdles on Saturday when he struck the final hurdle and fell to the ground.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Another hurdle for the states: They don’t have hundreds of antitrust lawyers like the federal government does.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
I go over the first hurdle, easy as pie, just like in practice.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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