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hurdles

  • plural
    of hurdle.
    hurdle
    noun
    a portable barrier over which contestants must leap in certain running races, usually a wooden frame with a hinged inner frame that swings down under impact to prevent injury to a runner who does not clear it.
  • present tense form
    of hurdle (3rd person singular).
    hurdle
    noun
    a portable barrier over which contestants must leap in certain running races, usually a wooden frame with a hinged inner frame that swings down under impact to prevent injury to a runner who does not clear it.

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AST SpaceMobile’s plan to build the first space-based cellular broadband network is encountering major hurdles.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

That’s why recent fears over competition from SpaceX—which faces significant time and spectrum hurdles to realize its standing as a competitor—are overblown, analysts Frank Louthan and Rob Palmisano say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Although a pardon could be signed "minutes after" taking office, various bureaucratic hurdles would prevent it from taking effect that same day, Thiago Bottino, a law professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Beyond the recognition, the experience felt spiritually transformative for the Guadalajara native; not the least because of the hurdles he overcame to bring it to fruition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

On his daily junket to town, Amarante Cordova had to climb over a dozen dead cottonwood trees that lay in his way like king-sized hurdles.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols