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obstacle

[ob-stuh-kuhl] / ˈɒb stə kəl /


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Discovery, a potential obstacle for the $111 billion deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Investors cheered when Venezuela opened its vast mineral reserves to private capital in April but gang control over many mines could prove a powerful obstacle.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

So far, the roaring bull market that began in late 2022 has overcome every obstacle in its path.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Mistral Chief Executive Arthur Mensch said that his company’s—and Europe’s—biggest obstacle to tech independence was the scale of investment that is necessary.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

That was not the obstacle that she had begged for so much.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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