obstacle

That’s a cultural obstacle that will be difficult to clear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

And there are fans—and owners, and broadcasters—for whom it’s an obstacle to a reliable, comfortable, marketable product.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Messi won it in 2022 with Argentina in Qatar - removing that obstacle.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

A major obstacle was the lack of a clear picture of the molecules' three dimensional structures.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026

But what happened when a thing in motion–light above all–encountered an obstacle such as gravity?

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

Yet the industrial lesson is the same: When government identifies the strategic gap, removes obstacles and matches innovators with industrial partners, America can move quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

"What we might see instead is a kind of opportunity to show that the process is still in place... that there are negotiations continuing despite the opposition and the obstacles that are beginning to emerge."

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

Excitingly, among the biggest obstacles to English success are fellow UK players because the likes of McIlroy and Scotland's Robert MacIntyre are also strong contenders.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

In the new study, the electric field reduced obstacles that normally interfere with phonon movement.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

After three days of picking its way around underwater obstacles, it was finally nearing its destination.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland