rise to the challenge

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: to perform so as to succeed

The coach is confident that you will rise to the challenge.

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Steam | Nintendo eShop | Official site Ever since Stardew Valley raised the bar for farming sims in 2016, other games in the genre have struggled to rise to the challenge. —Kyle Orland and Sarah Leboeuf, Ars Technica, 18 June 2023

The Middle East has a way of forcing itself to the top of every president’s agenda; in the aftermath of this devastating attack, the White House must rise to the challenge. —Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2023

The summit is expanding its focus on sustainability — and Brazil’s climate advocates hope the country will rise to the challenge. —Laura Martins, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2023

Can theater director Lila (Reynolds) rise to the challenge of putting on the perfect Christmas ballet, while also discovering her office Secret Santa in the process? —Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2023

Harrington believed that middle-class America would rise to the challenge. —Kim Phillips-Fein, The New Republic, 28 Aug. 2023

That is the exact challenge facing the U.S. economy broadly: Workers must adapt and rise to the challenge of acquiring new skills, as so many did during the pandemic. —Michael Chui, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2023

Only time will tell if this wet fantasia of a film can sivako, or rise to the challenge, and meet Cameron’s definition of success. —Vulture, 8 Jan. 2023

The issue becomes, as the levels go up and the challenges increase, can the Lakers’ role guys rise to the challenge? —Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2023