challenge
noun
a call or summons to engage in any contest, as of skill, strength, etc.
is challenging
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present progressiveof challenge (3rd person singular).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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A sandwich shop is challenging people to survive on just £3 of food a day to highlight the growing number of people facing food insecurity.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
New video evidence from West Africa is challenging that assumption.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Caballero, who once chaired MIT’s economics department, argues that rising debt is challenging the ability of the intermediaries to supply the balance-sheet space, market making, and rollover capacity needed to warehouse them.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Van Dyke has pleaded not guilty and is challenging the government’s claim that antifraud laws written for financial derivatives apply to prediction markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Enrique is challenging the unknown to find her.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
