obstacle
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Speaking to a conservative-youth event Tuesday in Georgia, Vance said that the deep mistrust between the U.S. and Iran remained a major obstacle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
But many legal scholars, and at least some judges, believe there is a path around this obstacle.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
Launch costs, however, are still a major obstacle holding firms back from producing at scale in orbit, as well as from pursuing other ventures.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
"Adapting to screen time, if they haven't had it or it's been very severely limited, is just another obstacle for them to overcome."
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Once Hamilton encountered a major obstacle to the advancement of any cause in which he believed, he instinctively hurled himself onto the offensive, never looked back, and waited for no stragglers.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Michelle Obama's final address as First Lady (2017)
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