challenge
noun
a call or summons to engage in any contest, as of skill, strength, etc.
are challenging
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present progressiveof challenge.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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In this case, they are challenging how the Department of Water Resources currently operates one of the largest water systems in the world, the State Water Project.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Mountbatten-Windsor's lawyers are challenging search warrants used to access the former Prince's residences' at Sandringham and the Royal Lodge in Windsor, as first reported by the Telegraph.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The Philadelphia Phillies are challenging more than a century of baseball orthodoxy around how to construct a lineup—and it’s helping them charge into the playoffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
But curved cockpit windows are challenging to make – the slightest distortion or defect is clearly visible to the pilot.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Today, therefore, we are challenging this ownership; we are demanding general consent as to what materials shall be privately owned and as to how materials shall be used.
From Darkwater Voices from Within the Veil by W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) Du Bois
