the hurdles
plural noun
: a race in which runners must jump over a series of barriers (called hurdles)
He won a medal in the high hurdles.
The hurdles is his best event.
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The findings illustrate the hurdles facing diplomats heading to major UN climate talks next month in Azerbaijan.
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Ben Geman, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
The first movie opened during the actors strike, day-and-date on Peacock, and defied all the hurdles of last fall’s marketplace.
—Sean Piccoli, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
Ambitions run high, but the hurdles involved in bringing authorized products to market are significant and costly.
—Aman Wasan, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
But researchers working in this field agree that despite the hurdles, nasal formulations are the next step in vaccine evolution.
—Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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Ben Geman, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
The first movie opened during the actors strike, day-and-date on Peacock, and defied all the hurdles of last fall’s marketplace.
—Sean Piccoli, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
Ambitions run high, but the hurdles involved in bringing authorized products to market are significant and costly.
—Aman Wasan, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
But researchers working in this field agree that despite the hurdles, nasal formulations are the next step in vaccine evolution.
—Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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“The hurdles.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20hurdles. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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