Example Sentences

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Challenges persist in the region, but bright spots continue to pop up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Challenges loom, including getting permits from numerous government agencies.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Founded in 2020 by Cancer Research UK and the National Cancer Institute, Cancer Grand Challenges brings together leading research teams from around the world to address the most difficult problems in cancer science.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026

Challenges in the Chinese economy were further highlighted by official data Friday that showed factory activity shrinking in October for the seventh month in a row.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

Challenges, queries, and criticisms were fired at me by the usually objective and always alive and searching minds of undergraduate and graduate students, and their faculties.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey