stumbling block
Example Sentences
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The tumult comes as the 10-year yield was moving close to the widely watched 5% threshold, which many see as a stumbling block for stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
A stumbling block we’re likely to encounter sooner is the G in AGI, or artificial general intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
"I was a party planner for over 10 years and ... I was very sustainably focused. The final stumbling block for me was the balloon waste," she told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
But its insistence on collecting personal information was a major stumbling block to a deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
And though it was the furthest thing from any of our minds on the day she died, the loss of Maman Soury would also be a stumbling block in our immigration process.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
