as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
the many hurdles he had to overcome on the road to success
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Recent Examples of hurdle
Jen Christensen, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Yet, despite the many hurdles Ubisoft has faced in the lead-up to the release, everything about the game itself is quite promising.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 24 Dec. 2024
The sophomore has accounted for the meatier portion of the ground attack, hurdling 1,000 yards after ending his rookie season 55 yards short of the milestone.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Noun
An administration in the future could resurrect the rule and avoid some of the procedural hurdles.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Yet, despite the many hurdles Ubisoft has faced in the lead-up to the release, everything about the game itself is quite promising.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
Nevermind all the hoops and hurdles any newcomer trying to make an American Olympic boxing team encounters, for now boxing isn’t even on the itinerary at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 24 Dec. 2024
The sophomore has accounted for the meatier portion of the ground attack, hurdling 1,000 yards after ending his rookie season 55 yards short of the milestone.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Studios, whose business model is founded on strong copyright protections, have expressed concern that AI tools could be inhibited by regulatory obstacles.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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Leaders should face obstacles with a growth mindset — challenges are opportunities to learn, innovate and demonstrate grit, inspiring their teams to do the same.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Investments in new factories and manufacturing equipment leaped 9.2 percent last year as companies added capacity for exports.—
Keith Bradsher,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Uruguayan hasn’t scored in the top-flight since November but Slot leapt to his defence.—
James Pearce,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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From Klay Thompson to Shaun Livingston to Ball, the NBA has been filled with stories of players overcoming tremendous physical and personal adversity to return to the court.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Lunar Owls overcame a six-point deficit and ended up winning the league’s first game 84-80 after Diggins-Smith hit a game-ending 3-pointer.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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While corporate America has long celebrated shattering the glass ceiling, a more pervasive barrier continues to hold women back from reaching leadership positions — the broken rung.—
Kara Dennison, SPHR, CPRW, EC,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Many of the construction workers disappeared before police could talk with them and those who did speak with authorities faced a communication barrier, per the family’s GoFundMe.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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After a period in a refugee camp, with Israeli soldiers deeming land deeds invalid, the narrative jumps to 1978, to a territory populated by Palestinians crammed in modest quarters, without citrus trees and with regular curfews.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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Boy restrained, secluded dozens of times On an August afternoon, in the backyard outside his house in Emmett, 9-year-old Cash jumped up and down on the trampoline with his brother.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Jan. 2025
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As a result, literature is full of reminders that long odds can sometimes be surmounted—that David can defeat Goliath, that perseverance can pay off, and that action can lead to change.—
Vanessa Armstrong,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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His candidacy again surmounted innumerable obstacles and defied much of a political establishment that views him with utter disdain.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Nov. 2024
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Fears of mass deportations have worried some of the area’s roughly 400,000 immigrants in the country without legal permission, prompting many to skip work and keep their children out of school.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Buyers can also skip the optional pop-top all-together and keep the van a two-sleeper.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Philadelphia emcee responded with a story, explaining what happened after Drizzy bested him in their bout, insisting that the label told him not to release new music.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Jefferson and his putative running mate, Aaron Burr, each bested their Federalist rivals, Adams and his vice presidential pick, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, but Jefferson and Burr were tied in electoral votes.—
Karin Wulf / Made by History,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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