stumbling block
Example Sentences
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Super Micro encountered a stumbling block in March, when co-founder Wally Liaw and other employees were charged with diverting $2.5 billion worth of Nvidia chips to China.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
But its insistence on collecting personal information was a major stumbling block to a deal.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Releasing Lampard from his contract with Coventry provides an obvious stumbling block should Palace pivot to the former Chelsea midfielder.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
The stumbling block, says the author Bedell Smith, is that Harry doesn’t seem inclined to apologize.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 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
