| 单词 | challenge |
| 例句 | First, Montgomery’s black leaders had hoped to keep using Claudette’s case in higher courts to challenge the constitutionality of segregated bus seating. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z According to the consultant, Mrs. Grace V. Mirman, the challenge for the parents of someone "highly gifted" was to find ways to keep the child engaged and stimulated. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I wasn’t about to walk away from the challenge, but it didn’t feel right to go it alone. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time I had been swimming for a month or so, I was ready for my first challenge. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “We’ve been through hell and back, kid. I know it. But it’s toughened us up, right? We can do what it takes to live through one more challenge.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He used to challenge me to a game whenever he wanted to settle an argument or some asinine pop-culture dispute. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z By the time E. D. Nixon and other black leaders heard about Mary Louise Smith, her fine had already been paid and it was too late to mount a legal challenge. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z No matter what challenges you face in life, you can focus on being a good person. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z A gallery was such a huge challenge that it didn’t take long to see the ways in which an individual officer didn’t measure up. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And we know now that their union also presents the challenge of addiction, or, at least, serious compulsion. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It was as if these people were playing a game, and waiting to see when the travelers would challenge them or give in and laugh. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z "A newsie challenged me to do something different—to not have blond hair for once. I rise to every challenge given to me." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The clarity that if they just completed their challenges, they could get what they wanted. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “It is not exactly a mental challenge—well, except maybe for Ethan—but Father Rico was very grateful.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z This controversial agreement is being challenged by human rights organizations because it may result in people being deported to the country they’ve just fled. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z With neither the time nor the resources to halt the challenge of nature, Santa Sofía de la Piedad spent the day in the bedrooms driving out the lizards who would return at night. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Those he challenged fired back with equal ferocity. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z When the censor slices out the offending phrases on one side of the page, it creates a challenge on the opposite side as well. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z America was going to be challenged, but, he insisted, the challenge would be good for America because we are always at our best when we are being challenged. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z They always said things like, “You’ll have to do this differently from other people, but you can manage,” and “I know this is challenging. Keep trying,” and “You’re capable of anything, Aven.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “As you wish,” the Lord said, and quickly distracted me by challenging me to a game of dominoes. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Waiting my turn was another challenge in keeping my mind clear and calm. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “I was bound into a challenge almost thirty years ago,” Celia says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Instead of the usual one to two hours, speed chess often takes only ten minutes to complete; five minutes or less if the players want to challenge themselves even more. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I had done seventeen miles over a reasonably challenging mountain in hot weather. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The Radiation Laboratory lived up to its heritage and its challenge as a centerpiece of Big Science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They like the challenge of getting all the pieces of their farm working together. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z With just nine days to go before their first game, Luma figured her best shot at getting this group of boys to bond was to make them face a great challenge together. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Or take the challenge that preoccupied Galileo through a large part of his working life: that of establishing longitude at sea. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Jamie, on the other hand, thought that running away from home to sleep in just another bed was really no challenge at all. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Rowing at a beat of thirty-six is vastly more challenging than rowing at a beat of twenty-six. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z All I managed to get out of challenge the Olympian gods. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z But school posed virtually no challenges his senior year. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The challenging subjects were “delightful” and “hot stuff,” he told his brother. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Like any explosion of modernity, outsourcing is challenging traditional norms and ways of life. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z She would talk about her case, the challenge of keeping her family together while she was in prison, and a range of other problems. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z With her soft white curls and graceful good manners, Stanton appeared harmless, but when she was at the podium she challenged her audiences with revolutionary ideas about divorce, religion, and women’s role in society. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Some days it’s a challenge just to get up in the morning. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At any given moment, their freedom could be challenged. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There are only two forms of rebellion I have seen any evidence of and neither of them challenges the vaulting social hierarchy above us. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know the writing part can be a challenge for you, Stella,” Mrs. Grayson said. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z When you’re guiding you don’t get to do the climbs you necessarily most want to do; the challenge comes from getting clients up and down, which is a different sort of satisfaction. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He looked how peoples do when they figure I’m “challenged.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z His class rank was in the top third, but because of football Jerrod wanted as little challenge as possible his senior year. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Where specialists argue over the Ptolemaic record, it is over how deliberately and rationally—in other words, how “Greek”—the dynasty behaved in managing these challenges. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z What made her a rebel willing to challenge law and custom and risk scorn and rejection to take a stand for women’s right to vote? Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Skipping classes would be a challenge if I wanted to keep my grades up. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I used to be afraid of new stitches and techniques, but now welcome each new challenge—pencil-sharp pleats, sequins, delicate lace. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z But something sparks in her eyes like she’s issuing a challenge. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “Did you think, simply because you could challenge that petty war god, that you could stand up to mil” The mention of Ares sent a jolt through me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “I’m not even certain how the challenge is going to work,” Marco says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The division would be associated with lunar orbit rendezvous, one of the most ingenious and elegant solutions to the challenge of propelling extraordinarily heavy objects on the several-hundred-thousand-mile journey to the Moon and back. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Two more phantoms reversed course to take her challenge. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Body percussion can become increasingly challenging as well. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Helena, I know I’ve told you this twenty thousand times, but you need challenges bigger than Baked Alaskas. Julia's flying the nest this year. Why don’t you think about going back to work?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z It seems that in days of yore, a knight in a fighting mood would defiantly fling his gauntlet—a heavy, armored glove—to the ground as a challenge. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Echoing Dr. Gazzaley, she said she was thrilled at the idea of turning the tables on the technology, making it a slave in new ways rather than have it challenge the brain. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Toby had seen his dad challenged enough times to know that Luke had gotten off light. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I wrote this book because I wanted to chronicle my quest to challenge society’s limited perceptions of what a Muslim woman, a Black woman, or an athlete can be. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z As a United States Olympian, would I stand on the front lines and publicly challenge our so-called leaders who had normalized hate? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Gatsby turned around from a window and looked at me challengingly. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z We had never received state support for our work, and without the federal dollars we faced serious financial challenges. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Eva took on administrative duties for our new project, which were pretty challenging given that federal dollars came with all kinds of complex reporting and accounting requirements. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Guess it's my turn. I owe you both an apology for issuing the challenge. It is not my place to teach you a lesson.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He enjoyed the work: it was challenging enough to engage his mind, but not so challenging as to distract him from his physics. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It could be done, because it had to be done, but the challenge was monstrous. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z No more would he scream his challenge from the rimrocks to the valley below. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She seemed to be challenging Frank: If you do not believe it, bum it. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Aden, being the oldest, was the first to answer the challenge. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He paused, waiting for someone to challenge him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The letter would remain a mystery, its secrets hidden for ten more years, until someone came along who was brave enough—or perhaps foolish enough—to take up the challenge again. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I am mistaken,” Mathew Wood challenged him, “because I do not favor knuckling under to this new King’s governor?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z There was the time, for example, when a bunch of us were desperate to go out and practise rounders during break, because we’d been challenged by a group from the year above. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Several years earlier, my “strong one” name had been severely challenged. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Lawrence did his best to field all these challenges, but plainly he was overmatched. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Solving the problem of longitude was a universally recognized challenge: indeed, governments had promised enormous rewards for anyone who could succeed. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z If you put a challenge in front of him, he attacked it like a bulldog. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But before the Olympic trials at Princeton, Al Ulbrickson faced another daunting series of challenges: First the Pacific Coast Regatta with California on Lake Washington. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She ended up winning the next challenge and made it to the finale against Frankie. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I raced by him and called the challenge again. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I challenge you. Single combat, three battles. You win, I keep the bodyguards. You lose, you call them off.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z In the end, their results fill three thick volumes and, along the way, challenge a lot of preconceptions of what character is. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z These special challenges served to make African American women leaders more determined than ever to pursue their cause. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z He crawled under the fence and wandered around without ever being challenged, thereby exposing an enormous hole in the security fabric of the nation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Reggie was a polite boy, and the son who’d already survived a few challenges— the concussions in football; that goofy, lovable awkwardness; the odd birth. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It was a challenge; a dare to them to try to pass, to tempt her rage. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But his mother did not rise to the challenge. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In Mendel’s paper, de Vries discovered a solution to his question, a perfect corroboration of his experiments—and a challenge to his originality. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z She could still help them if she could get to the House of Hades, if she could survive the challenge Nico had warned her about.... The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He leaned back as he spoke—his question was a challenge. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “The challenge was to think what a fourteen-year-old might carry with him—and adapt it.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The blond brothers took a step forward, their eyes lighting at the challenge. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z In spite of her physical challenges, Melody’s quick and capable mental abilities were able to shine as she led her team to victory.’” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z A pair of gold cloaks confronted them as they were making their way along Coppersmith's Wynd, but when they realized whom they'd challenged they begged the Hand's pardons and waved them on. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z With all of this went the demoralizing effect of an unsuccessful war and the extraordinary challenges associated with rebuilding new state and local governments. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z There was usually a certain amount of guesswork involved, and that would make the case a challenge to prosecute. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Singing in harmony is quite a bit more challenging than partner songs or rounds. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z That we just were a little financially challenged. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Like many other amateur code breakers, he challenged her to break some messages in a new system that he himself had devised. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Rather than boycott buses, they took their challenge a step farther. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z This is the crucial moment where I either challenged the Capitol or went so crazy at the idea of losing Peeta that I can't be held responsible for my actions. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z But we challenged him to come to preach to us, and eventually, in the late 1960s, he responded. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It will help you be closer to the circus,” Isobel continues, “and it will give me something to do for the duration of your challenge. When it’s done I can come back to London.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My Carver classmates complain about challenging classes and competitive sports, but they don't know the meaning of the word "stress." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Matter of fact, I liked a challenge—liked to take something and fix it up. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The study of human history does pose real difficulties, but those recognized historical sciences encounter some of the same challenges. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He understood the challenge ahead, for he and his colleagues had yet to produce a speck of element 94 detectable even by microscope. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Mighty Mibsters challenged us again,” Ira told us as we sat around Pork Chop’s granny’s kitchen, picking at food. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Every writer faces the challenge of finding a superlative in the English word-hoard that has not been inflated by hyperbole and overuse. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z To establish her cognitive baseline that day, the researchers had her do some math problems and memory challenges. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z How had other First Ladies managed their hair, makeup, and wardrobe challenges? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Megan got this testy and challenging look on her face—definitely the very, very bad policewoman look. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Simple balance was enough of a challenge; he was as wobbly on his feet as I was. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “She got turned into a spider for challenging your mom to a weaving contest, right?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She also worked with him so he could catch up with his classmates, as this new school was much more challenging than the grade school he’d left behind. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “You should be mad at me. It was stupid to pass the note in the first place. At least this cipher challenge sounds cool.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “The challenge,” Ignatius continued at full volume, “is placed before you. Will you turn your singular talents to saving the world, or will you simply turn your backs on your fellow man?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was going to be a challenge getting through it, no doubt. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I feel as much belief in her as I do in God—I find faith in human perseverance, even as the universe throws challenge after challenge our way. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He spent the next few hours in a collegial discussion with Groves about the challenges facing the bomb designers. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z An education taught by life, challenge, difficulty and will, born of my own spirit, and the spirit of the world in which I live and that I treasure. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack slammed his knife into a trunk and looked round challengingly. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “When I look at Auggie and all the challenges he has to face on a daily basis,” he said, patting his heart. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z One of her first challenges involved a pledge she had made to raise money for the University of Rochester. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z On the far side of the catapult, a muffled voice called out a challenge. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Having a bigger staff with very talented people made meeting the new challenges created by our much broader docket seem possible. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z After what seemed like one thousand and one nights of challenge the mountain began to level off and we started passing scattered lights on either side of the road. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Hears his number called, hears himself challenged, hears the rattle of the muskets, hears the orders ‘Make ready! Present! Cover him steady, men!’ and is laid hands on—and there’s nothin’! Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The agent braked, but the pig stood pat, challenging the automobile. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The rules and reasons the political system employs to enforce status relations of any kind, including racial hierarchy, evolve and change as they are challenged. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Along with his other challenges, Mr. Dill had enormous difficulty speaking. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It was challenging, and my storehouse of general knowledge made it easy for me to talk about almost anything. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z And then there was the time he challenged us to only go to movie theaters that showed independent films. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z “You know we love you, Melody—-just as you are. But we’re hoping this child doesn’t have to face the challenges that you do.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Hall, however, was a quartermaster nonpareil, and he relished the challenge. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Ernest left such a heritage that for those of us here, we have a fine challenge to carry on.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The officers were pursuing a Decker who was signing up for Bangers, the challenge for online feeds that has had a heartbreaking amount of daily hits and downloads the past four months. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Their eyes met, and what she saw in the bilious melange of green and orange was not shock, or guilt, but a form of challenge, or even triumph. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I challenged him to an arm wrestling match. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He’d been a young man in the 1940s when he first joined the African National Congress and began boldly challenging the all-white South African government and its entrenched racist policies. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z To date, not a single successful challenge has ever been made to racial bias in sentencing under McCleskey v. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Although they didn't mention it, it had become a kind of challenge between him and Zero. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z To make the hours in the field go by faster, we decided to challenge ourselves. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z So I take a deep breath, taking her challenge, and grab her hand as we slide onto the ice together. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Races across the swimming pool, free-throw contests, tossing around a football—it felt like there was never a day without sports or an ultimate challenge from Abu. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In the first Democratic primary in New Hampshire, the president barely squeaked past Eugene McCarthy, an antiwar senator who had not been expected to pose a serious challenge. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Josiah scored early in the second half, dancing around the keeper, who had come out of the goal to challenge him. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z An accountant by profession, Grabarek did not seem up to the challenge. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z An even more challenging and creative way to use body percussion is to create onomatopoeia in accordance with the lyrics, mimicking or relating to the sounds presented in the rhyme. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I started challenging conditions of confinement at Tutwiler in the mid-1980s as a young attorney with the Southern Prisoners Defense Committee. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In the controversy that followed seizure of contaminated cranberries by the Food and Drug Administration, the fact that the chemical actually is cancer producing was widely challenged, even by many medical men. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Wish I could challenge him to a race to his apartment, like he imagined for us at Jones Beach, but that’s a surefire way to never actually reach the apartment. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z We needed to find our connecting flight to Rochester, which was challenging because none of us spoke English. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z In effect, the political institutions and the very authority of the federal government were too new and ill-formed to cope effectively with the foreign and domestic challenges facing the new nation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I have always loved verbal battle, and challenge. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Even that did not stop white mobs from gathering to challenge the troops’ authority. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Sometimes he made me do my arithmetic homework in binary numbers because he said I needed to be challenged. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Raising a baby—magical or not—is not without its challenges: the inconsolable crying, the near-constant runny noses, the obsession with putting very small objects into a drooling mouth. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I may be the only one, because I was the only one willing to challenge the fire. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z II When civil rights leaders first demanded the admission of minority students to higher education, academic officials could have challenged their critics to seek the more important reform of primary and secondary education. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He looks at Kim, his eyebrows furrowed, prepared for her to challenge him, to correct him, to laugh in his face. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The guards seemed to take this as a challenge. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z That said, no effort is made here to describe, in any detail, what should or should not be done in the months and years ahead to challenge the new caste system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Oh, not to worry. You just sit back and leave everything to me. I love a challenge!” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The power to challenge segregation and to stand up for what she believed was right. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It is also an era dominated by industry, in which the right to make a dollar at whatever cost is seldom challenged. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She had four daughters, and I hung out with the younger ones at the party, even though we had some communication challenges. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z In the old country, any whisper of a challenge to authority could bring the secret police in their black V.W.’s. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z According to the moral absolutism that characterizes McCandless’s beliefs, a challenge in which a successful outcome is assured isn’t a challenge at all. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her brother talking about prioritizing his own interests over hers wasn’t that different from her prioritizing Mr. Griswold’s game over the cipher challenge. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Two weeks after the party, Stanton published The Woman’s Bible, a controversial book that challenged the way women were depicted in the Bible. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “You were so sick. We knew you would have enough challenges as it was, and we honestly didn’t think you’d ever be able to go to school again.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I felt a challenge to plan, and build, an organization that could help to cure the black man in North America of the sickness which has kept him under the white man’s heel. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z There's a challenge in her face when she looks at me, and I lift my eyebrows. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The writer’s challenge is to come up with a scheme to order these units of text—to turn a dangly mobile into a rigid tree. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He said it with a smile on his lips, and I did not feel it as a challenge. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Emily knew the cipher challenge would be a touchy subject after Maddie had ruined all his hard work, so she tried to distract him by talking about Mr. Griswold’s latest clue. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z We’ve received a book from the library with the challenging title What Do You Think of the Modern Young Girl? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Emma challenged, taking the bag from him and tying the handles together so it wouldn’t leak. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Both veterans were now standing in the middle of the pavement, letting people with pushchairs move round them, waiting for us to put up a challenge. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z A far more important outcome of the Rookery meeting, however, was Olmsted’s recognition that the architects’ noble dreams magnified and complicated the already-daunting challenge that faced him in Jackson Park. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Now his main challenge was to make DNA sit still. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Anyway, yesterday and the day before they needed someone else to do all these challenging tasks while they found another drudge to replace her. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Slicing away the layers of familiar abstraction and showing the reader who did what to whom is a never-ending challenge for a writer. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It’s unpredictable and it’s intoxicating and it’s fun, because Alex has never met a challenge he didn’t love, and he—well, Henry is a challenge, head to toe, beginning to end. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z His nose ran—maybe from the cold, possibly from the realization that the challenge was actually over, and they’d lost. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Most of us struggle and often fail to meet the biggest challenges of our lives. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Now you have to admit,” one guest challenged, “that the war is lost.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z To her utter relief and astonishment, she was not challenged in any way. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes shone with the challenge as she untied her cloak and tossed it behind her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I wanted to continue to be a beacon of light for the Muslim community, challenging the negative stereotypes being perpetuated in the media. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Everything with Rabiya is a contest, and she never backs down from a challenge. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z My family and neighbors never challenged the status quo. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Nonetheless, I challenge you to write me back. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z When first summoned to the Randall plantation, he was due for a challenge. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “But we’re never challenged to learn much about other economic groups,” he said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z To make the challenge even greater, the Japanese changed the settings of Purple machines daily, and used them sparingly. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “No challenge in that. This was the most romantic place I could think of.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was new to the job at Valley Forge, we were his first plebe class, and I was his first major challenge. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z It’s challenging to shoulder all the stuff you get from the Kingdom of Death. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Below are a few ways to challenge students physically, cognitively, and multi-modally just with a simple song. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z His dignified compassion in the face of life’s challenges makes his music irresistible, even when it is tranquil. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Fabyan hated to be challenged, and he had a terrible temper. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z If the struggles of the other women had been Marsha's biggest challenge at Tutwiler, her years there would have been difficult but manageable. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “She brought me here to play games. Games and challenges, the cat said. I’m not much of a challenge here in the dark.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z No one had ever challenged that racist practice before, but she was tired, her feet hurt, and she just didn’t feel like getting up. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The other co-defendant would not say anything about what had really happened, making it extremely difficult for us to challenge Joe's conviction. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z That made solving in depth a challenge, but top code breakers figured out other ways of aligning messages with statistics and other insights. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z "Well, you've indicted someone for perjury for contradicting the state's case. Do you intend to prosecute everyone who challenges the evidence in this case?" Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Father leans back in a chair opposite Mother and talks of the challenges of uploading. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Erickson and Balee belong to a cohort of scholars that in recent years has radically challenged conventional notions of what the Western Hemisphere was like before Columbus. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Though tribal indoctrination was still the focus of our curriculum in Standard Four, a few new and challenging subjects were introduced. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t think my parents understood yet the challenge they were taking on. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Do something else, by all means! Alter the future! Make the world a better place in which to live! Help the poor! Feed the hungry. Be kind to idiots! What a challenge!” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z If I was still Abnegation, her comment would be rude and out of place, but among the Dauntless, challenges like that seem common. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “You could not have the confidence of powerful men, and be trusted with their confidences, if there was any prospect that you would challenge their policies in public,” he later explained. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “But Baba—” “Don’t you challenge me in public, Amir. Ever. Who do you think you are?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I know that your mother had her challenges. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Receiving books at all was often a challenge. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to challenge him to a pirate duel.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He had been holding a pose above his cider of Gibraltar invulnerability; he continued to gaze challengingly around him until he began to realize that wherever he looked, calculating eyes looked back. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The more time I spent at Zanmi Lasante, talking with Farmer as well as staff and patients, the better I understood the challenge of treating the world’s poor. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “We got to take the challenge to them,” Jim Don shouted. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Their occasional apparitions disturbingly challenged the notion of an unalterable and divinely ordered Cosmos. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s why I watch the Sullivan Ballou letter-to-his-wife scene in the Ken Burns doc The Civil War over and over—because I’m challenging my own heart to burst. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Since he was lost in the dark without hope, and could neither go on nor back, Bilbo accepted the challenge; and they asked one another many riddles. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Better graphics and sound, more complex challenges and on-screen data to juggle. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The challenge for every prisoner, particularly every political prisoner, is how to survive prison intact, how to emerge from prison undiminished, how to conserve and even replenish one’s beliefs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I bounded down, no one challenging me, and I stopped in the vestibule, breathing deeply and listening for his hand upon the door above and brushing my clothing into order. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, as if he were staking me to a public challenge, he added, “It is therefore not the South Africa government which now stands in the way of Mr. Mandela’s freedom. It is he himself.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The challenge then becomes timing the electrical impulses so they energize the gap at the very moment the particles cross, which means generating them from an oscillator working at a fixed frequency. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Just two years prior, with the storm clouds gathering, President Roosevelt challenged the nation to ramp up its production of airplanes to fifty thousand per year. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z These efforts to cope with human environment have proved a far greater challenge than the earlier struggle with nature. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Another challenge to the Rad Lab’s domination of government patronage came from a new university lab under development at the eastern end of New York’s Long Island. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I always knew that the real problem was they just weren’t challenging you.” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z “It’s so much more important for them to run around the school dropping off messages than be challenged to learn what great mathematicians have wrestled with for a thousand years.” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Wiggles Stern-Douglass was going to challenge me to a handball match later this month. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The immediate challenge was to get John to Port-au-Prince. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “It will make the challenge a great deal more difficult for you.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z What was in retrospect the most serious contemporary challenge to Lowell’s ideas came from an unlikely source. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a challenge there, and these other half-men, Knot and Vine, sensed it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The words were softly spoken, but they were still a direct challenge. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Sanford, the Supreme Court immunized the institution of slavery from legal challenge on the grounds that African Americans were not citizens, and in Plessy v. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Many blacks in South Africa believed that any effort by the black man to challenge the white man was foolhardy and doomed to failure; the white man was too smart and too strong. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Surviving the work assigned him was another challenge. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z I climb one by one, each step bringing me closer to freedom, each gasp for air a challenge to the universe. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He challenged the idea of a unitary state of South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “First of all, I’m very proud of all of you who took the test. It was quite challenging, and you all did extremely well.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z If I could not challenge their dedication, I could still question the philosophical and practical underpinnings of Marxism. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The first week of Mr. Quisling’s challenge was a wash, since everyone’s submitted ciphers had been broken. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He had enough challenges each morning—waking us, feeding us, and making certain he arrived at work on time. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She must have been reading the skull too, as quick to rise to a challenge as he was. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Art told me this was one of his biggest challenges. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The challenge was not to cry, for tears would run down my cheeks in tiny rivers, preventing the mud from drying well and giving it a bumpy texture. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I was familiar with the challenges associated with reforming institutions in which racial stratification is thought to be normal—the natural consequence of differences in education, culture, motivation, and, some still believe, innate ability. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The most challenging and nonintuitive of all the concepts in the general theory of relativity is the idea that time is part of space. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z For someone grieving, moving forward is the challenge. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z When he reached a challenge he couldn’t handle, like winning at Joust, he could just hand control of his avatar off to one of his underlings. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The way Styx challenged the world to a fight—it pulled me forward, leaving Bobby Gene behind. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Still, it was challenging enough on a hot summer’s day. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The racial profiling cases that swept the nation in the 1990s may well be the last wave of litigation challenging racial bias in the criminal justice system that we see for a very long time. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z My peculiarity had its challenges, but at least I could participate in society. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Ben drove to the bus, past the fallen hives and parked his car flush against the side of the bus, making sure that there was no way for a dog to challenge his presence again. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But even that gets tiresome after a while, and I find myself up for the challenge of a new school, new friends. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He glares at me as though challenging me to speak. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It challenged its listener less, required less effort and, as a non-threatening background accompaniment to other activities, it became ubiquitous in a way it could never have been before. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Watching her struggle inspired me to press on with my own challenges. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z This is another way of saying that since no one thinks being motionless for hours is any kind of sport, I'm very challenged, athletically speaking. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z But the way Iris said it, it sounded like a challenge. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Looking him in the eye is a challenge. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I lower my voice, shaking my head, challenging him. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The challenge was not to lose too much of the water as we lugged the bucket from the well to the house. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Demand that anyone who wants to challenge racial bias in the system offer, in advance, clear proof that the racial disparities are the product of intentional racial discrimination—i.e., the work of a bigot. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z That chant did more than threaten a slave revolt—it was a challenge to all ranking hierarchies. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z A heavy weight was settling steadily on Frodo’s heart, and he regretted now with every step forward that he had ever thought of challenging the menace of the trees. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Horatio fears I do but trifle with you. He is wrong, mind you. And your father! Your family’s honor would demand that your brother challenge me to a duel.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He wanted to ignore her, but found he couldn’t back away from the challenge. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It is a challenge to him to needle the Negro into acts of a baser nature, into open physical conflict. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever was eroding inside my father, withering his muscles and stripping his nerves, he viewed it as his own private challenge, as something to silently withstand. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z "Why settle for something less challenging? My daughter can sing any American song after listening to it two or three times, but have you ever seen an American who can master a Tagore song?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Already about half the class seemed to have lost enthusiasm for the challenge once they realized how tricky it would be to come up with something unbreakable. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to make myself more challenged socially than I needed to be. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z There were challenges issued by the prisoners to the guards, and soon more pepper-sprayings. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The town had a basketful of feelings good and bad about Joe’s positions and possessions, but none had the temerity to challenge him. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The bar had been set the year before by an engineer in the Aerospace Mechanics Division—Katherine Johnsons group—but Mary and her young collaborator were more than up to the challenge. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “I’ve read your letter of recommendation. Surely a girl of your talents will thrive on the challenge, what?” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The challenge for my parents was going to be to find friends who could put up with such a person. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He was sitting in a white home; dim lights burned round him; strange objects challenged him; and he was feeling angry and uncomfortable. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z In those two years she challenged many assumptions I had taken for granted. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z There were challenges ahead, but also opportunities—massive opportunities. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It was gratifying to be able, finally, to address some of these issues through our new project and to articulate the challenges created by racial history and structural poverty. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I try and animate my face as I recall the event, a true story, in which I'd foolishly challenged a black bear over the rights to a beehive. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Go on, Elias, pick your weapon. I challenge you, best of three.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I would much rather have ignored those looks than challenged them. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z How real a possibility that seemed then; the space seemed like a threat, a challenge. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben turned toward Pinkie who was crabbing out to challenge him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There were few things Sosie loved more than a direct challenge. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z My clue to the Jew’s question and challenges is that among all other ethnic groups, his expressed thinking, his expressed concerns, are the most subjective. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, they were up to the work even without the challenge. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He was faking his disappearance, and the challenge would be to find him, similar to the online murder mystery he’d planned two Halloweens ago. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Everybody began attending to the paraphernalia of a challenge, the usual sealing of the gages with signets and so on, and the fixing of the date. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But at times somebody did come right up, especially in the South, where her mere presence created a challenge to the tradition of Jim Crow segregation. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Ben came out then, his bedhead seeming to challenge our basic understanding of the force gravity exerts upon matter. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The police can easily argue, if challenged, that non-racial factors—such as gender, age, attire and location—played a role in their assessment. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z No one's ever challenged me to a thumb war. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He challenges Vincent: what is the meaning of this woman and that child? Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Any lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state law was supposed to be heard by a panel of three judges in a federal court—that was the rule. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z One positive function Schoenberg’s twelve-tone formula fulfilled, though, other than provide for interesting analysis and debate, was to give composers in the twentieth century a challenging structure with which to grapple. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z On its face, the case appeared to be a straightforward challenge to Georgia’s death penalty scheme. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z We must be willing to challenge courageously the conventional social, political, economic and religious wisdom. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Cocteau’s main aim, it would seem, was to shock Parade’s de facto producer, Sergei Diaghilev, who had challenged Cocteau to ‘astonish’ him. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z That wasn’t a challenge; I was always pale, and my recent swoon had left a light sheen of sweat on my face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The biggest challenge was there was no official marker on the country road that led to Hacienda Dorada. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Olmsted saw this lagoon district as the most challenging portion of the fair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But that did not mean designing the Y-12 magnets would be without its challenges, for all the racetrack magnets combined would be one hundred times larger. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Large shapes rusded in the shadows—monsters that were stocked in here as a challenge to the campers. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Players soon started to follow Prince’s lead and challenge her. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The challenge is tearing oneself away from a venue that has been one’s creative home for so many hours, days, weeks, or months. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She heard the low, soft, rhythmic grunts of the females and cooing of the infants, the rumble of the males, with now and then a challenging bark. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The newcomers, Torres and Guinier explain, are easily co-opted, as they have much to lose but little to gain by challenging the rules of the game. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z At work, I met with the partner in charge of my division, asking to be given more challenging assignments. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The boys finally had a plan to win the challenge. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z There was no arguing with the fact that even with his challenged sense of style, Barack was a catch. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The hospital job had turned out to be a good one, challenging and satisfying and in line with my beliefs. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But the issue was too charged and others refused to challenge him on his claims. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The college had a more extensive and challenging curriculum than did the one at Geauga Seminary. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I was starting to understand what was easy and comfortable and what was more challenging. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z This is not just a challenging theoretical question giving employment to economics professors, but also one with important policy implications. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z "If you remember so well, tell me what comes before that," Sydelle challenged. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z But when the Capitol decrees that only one tribute can live and you have the audacity to challenge it, I guess that’s a rebellion in itself. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Not wishing serious pain on her was a challenge. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z A volunteer lawyer had challenged the intent questions in a desperate appeal but was unsuccessful. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Everything you do in life is preparing you for the next challenge. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z If they could find someone who could challenge me for second or third place, then that was another way they could get rid of me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Yelena sees the cosmonaut as a combination of scientist and athlete, and she enjoys the challenges of training. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z For example, many airlines teach a standardized procedure for copilots to challenge the pilot if he or she thinks something has gone terribly awry. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Each one had seemed like an impossible challenge. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The students rocked the car back and forth, challenging McNamara to come out. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I thought that getting to this part was the challenge. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Her life had gotten bound up with a domineering man, and so she shrank from the challenge her sisters were giving her. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at him as though she had been challenged. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The men of the 10th Leningrad turned out to be friendly and sympathetic, and were assigned to help train the 587th in battle techniques in their challenging, powerful Pe-2 dive-bombers. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The whistle blew, the two boys raced quickly to the back of the line, and the next two boys moved in to challenge Pinkie and Jim Don. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A pair of half-men guarded a yacht of some swank, staring at Tool with an open challenge in their eyes and guttural growling of acknowledgment as he went past. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I realized just how similar were the challenges the young boys here and kids like the ones I grew up with faced. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Jason felt the south winds zipping around him, whinnying in challenge like headstrong mustangs, testing his will. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And beet sugar was just the first challenge to cane. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Harry thought this an odd way of reminding Aunt Petunia that he had once sent her an exploding letter, but Aunt Petunia did not challenge the term. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He wore reindeer antlers and delivered puzzle challenges via a rusty, old sand pail. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Getting students to understand the musical differences between phrases is actually less challenging than you might imagine. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Anticipating the barn was about to be burned down, Booth challenged all of his pursuers to honorable combat on open ground. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They would speak together with Papa about the tragic lynchings of young black men and women, and other challenges afflicting the black community. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z To read her, who so entranced and delighted and challenged him? The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Beethoven challenged his listeners to return time and again to the unresolved conflicts that characterised his art. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Nobody openly challenged gender boundaries—in spite of the wartime crew cuts and men’s underwear. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Dr. Strayer had made an important connection between the past research in the attention/distraction field and the challenges faced by multitasking drivers. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The Valiants had been beating their opponents badly, and Anderson wanted a challenge. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The sixty-foot main cylinder would contain the largest vacuum ever produced thus far, an enormous engineering challenge in itself. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “You would challenge me now, when we are on the brink of victory?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “There are a number of challenges to bringing Styx here. You understand why this is difficult, right?” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The Man in the White Shirt staggered and turned to glare at the driver, who shot him a challenging look in the mirror. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Charles and James had in common one of life's most difficult challenges. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Like the other members of the Saturday Afternoon Club, he expected to hear Burnham discuss the challenges of building an entire city on such a short schedule, but Burnham surprised him. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But there’s a Sufi story that challenges the notion that people believe only because they need an opiate. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z In fact, I was for some time of the opinion that this huge challenge ahead of us could not be surmounted without my bringing in additional staff from outside. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z My staff and I discussed how we might use the constitutional reasoning that banned the execution of children as a legal basis for challenging juvenile life-without-parole sentences. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Who knew all the secrets; hadn't I changed my name and never been challenged even once? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally the ship comes about, challenging the waves. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z As legal scholar David Cole has observed, “The Court has imposed nearly insurmountable barriers to persons challenging race discrimination at all stages of the criminal justice system.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But because we dared to challenge the Southern tradition of segregation, this school became, instead, a furnace that consumed our youth and forged us into reluctant warriors. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I will set you a series of challenges, and you will tell me how you might overcome them with the resources I give you.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Her husband will probably challenge me to a duel.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He watched his classmates tap-dance with tongues, challenging one another, slipping and sliding from story to story. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z He resettled in the United States in 1940, thereby avoiding any more serious consequences of challenging the totalitarian line. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “So these are the best heroes of the age, eh? Not much of a challenge.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z In class she had insulted and challenged and vilified him at every turn, egging the Reilly monster to join in the attack. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But I doubt that I have ever uttered this absolute truth before an audience without being hotly challenged, and accused by a Jew of anti-Semitism. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z On my parents' end, they couldn't understand why I was making an already challenging situation worse. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z If they arrested people who said things that were inconvenient, how would they react if I challenged them even harder? Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He couldn’t believe that Nero would go to the trouble, particularly not now, when he was so obsessed with the challenge at hand. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z This system of government worked as long as the king was not challenged on important matters. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He seemed to be listening, and challenging any living creature to make a noise. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Gates, outraged that Arnold would challenge his order, took away his command. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z For every one who called him “White Lightning,” two more challenged him to race, “Right here, baby — you and me — see who gonna turn his back on who.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Even these sternly hopeless Norsemen, whose daily life in their icy land through the black winters was a perpetual challenge to heroism, saw a far-away light break through the darkness. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I think that the task of figuring out how to combine the best of conscious deliberation and instinctive judgment is one of the great challenges of our time. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z In this sense, the written word, along with its avid promoters, the Sophists, represented a frightening challenge to the old order. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z As this was much shorter than the figure proposed by such eminent theoreticians as Niels Bohr, the results represented a gutsy challenge from two young scientists with the ink barely dry on their doctorates. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They kept their hands up but nobody on our team was really challenging their zone. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “You are bound to this. To her. The challenge will continue. One of you will lose. You have no choice in the matter.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “The second eldest liked to test his strength, so I made sure he had challenging arenas.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z To lock down her spot on the four-person team, Marjory competed against five other finalists in one last Dewey decimal challenge. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Their death-in-prison sentences were insulated from legal challenges or appeals by a maze of procedural rules, statutes of limitations, and legal barricades designed to make successful postconviction challenges almost impossible. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Well-organized handwriting blocks note lady courtiers' names, their beauty services and secrets, and tips to tackling unforeseen treatment challenges, like stubborn moles and missing bones. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The challenge of the top-secret work was thrilling. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am relieved that we were not challenged to a physical fight,” he says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Then he challenged me and said that he could get a girl with that bark line before I could. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I had not fought them as Ross had; I had not challenged a single policy of theirs. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you suggesting that these are not my best work? Are you challenging me to a contest?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Was he now such an intimidating presence that even his own friends would be afraid to truly challenge him? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Never one to back down from a challenge, Lon swept his hands through his dark hair, making it stand up at the ends. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Always?” the woman says, just the slightest challenge in her voice. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Is it any wonder Oppenheimer handled the challenges of his life so brilliantly? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z As they rode up a sentinel challenged them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The challenges of managing the prison—which was designed to hold twelve hundred inmates but instead had three times that number—were overwhelming. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They committed themselves to the spirit and practice of nonviolent resistance as a means of challenging segregation in all its forms. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The Chicago men understood the challenge that this soil presented; the New York men, accustomed to bedrock, did not. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z "The chief said we got to challenge everyone." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z There was one challenge where Ruby had to make pie, and she ended up in the bottom two. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z For all I know the test was a challenge to her at the level of basic literacy. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Arresting someone for coming forward with credible evidence that challenged the reliability of a capital murder conviction? Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and even challenged him to a fencing match. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He wore reindeer antlers and delivered puzzle challenges via a rusty, old sand pail. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Marsha held on despite these challenges and started advocating for some of the younger women. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “There have been some challenges, true. But there have been many, many good things. I know I will lead a happy life.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z In the cases where the Supreme Court had previously granted relief under the Eighth Amendment, the number of sentences challenged usually totaled fewer than a hundred or so nationwide. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He was not complacent about the challenges, though the obstacles he foresaw were geographical and financial, not technical. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She hadn’t helped him with the cipher challenge at all. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It was a case challenging the Alabama Department of Public Safety’s decision to administer state driver’s license examinations only in English. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In the rich black soil along the lakeshore, he grew tall sweet corn and large, luscious tomatoes, both perpetual challenges to Seattle gardeners. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They celebrated anniversaries, regularly renewed their vows, and growled when challenged by outside forces. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Yet in later life, his attitude toward these skills reflected a curious facet of his personality: having mastered them, he abandoned them almost entirely to move on to new challenges. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I hurried to my address and was challenged by the sheer height of the white stone with its sculptured bronze façade. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “You really think it’s a good idea to present me with a challenge, sweetheart?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The name explicitly challenges a politics that affords inclusion and acceptance for a few but guarantees exclusion for many. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “So he said analysts don't let anyone challenge their hypotheses,” I said. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The three of us could not challenge a hundred, so we went ahead and spoke with feigned voices, leading them on into the wood. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She also said she had some empathy in general because of her own medical challenges, the idea that she was just as human as anyone else. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z When it was his turn, Don dutifully rose to the challenge by successfully mouthing the scripted words, “This is Don Billings-ley. Headline news next. . .” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “You might not have a choice, Amari. If you were ever to be challenged by another magician, you could have your magic stolen. Magicians don’t survive that.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z If the Council ever made a demand on him that challenged his power, Con was sure that his father would deny it. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He seemed to view the challenges as a Rubik’s Cube-like puzzle that could be solved if only he could swivel the right blocks in the right order. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Finding a good place for a kid seems like a much bigger challenge. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z They were the kind of eyes that shut you up fast if you were a young man inclined to challenge something he had just said. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I knew from my recent reading that if I didn’t look at this bonobo, he would know I wasn’t going to challenge him for dominance. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Games like Tribe, Unreal, Quake, even the Legend of Zelda and, yes, Doom, can be astoundingly creative, challenging, and imaginative. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As a reader works his way through a text, the next challenge is to keep track of the ideas that run through it and to discern the logical relationship between one idea and the next. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z As she pursued her career, she was forced to challenge racial barriers simply to succeed as a singer. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z They were not directly challenging their masters, but they were showing their skill and strength to each other. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Donders’s writing at the time shows an ebullient quality, such as when he describes the challenges of quantifying mental processing. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I think of his last email—PROVE IT—and half expect those words to flash from his eyes, for there to be some challenge that I will have to meet. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z No matter how you challenge me, I can meet that challenge by telling you a time when Achilles is closer to the mark than you require. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The litigation that swept the nation in the 1990s challenging racial profiling practices has nearly vanished. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Radio was an escape from the challenges and concerns of their lives. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z My mother had lived with Robbie on and off since she was about sixteen, following every arcane rule the woman laid down, and it’s possible she was secretly happy to see Robbie’s authority challenged. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The challenge now is to develop human history as a science, on a par with acknowledged historical sciences such as astronomy, geology, and evolutionary biology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In the town someone had stuck up a poster challenging people to solve a mathematical problem. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It was a dangerous journey for both of them: dangerous for anyone or anything that challenged them, too, but certainly full of peril for the small Gallivespians. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I then offered our new idea about challenging his sentence as unconstitutional, which might create another way for him to possibly go home. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The real challenge, of course, is our faces. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I decided to talk to youth groups, churches, and community organizations about the challenges posed by the presumption of guilt assigned to the poor and people of color. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Simply by looking at the picture we have raised enough doubts to challenge the traditional view of this famous painting. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m supposed to write what she calls my “mental distortions” in a journal and then challenge them with more reasonable thoughts. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “You have twelve minutes to complete this challenge.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “I don’t smell anything, which doesn’t make sense. But the acorns don’t lie. Our next challenge . . .” He pointed straight toward the junkyard. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z After her days beneath Sam’s cottage, Cora declined the challenge. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Daylight was dawning; a troop of horses coming from Latium caught sight of the shining helmet of Euryalus and challenged him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "And it seemed an interesting challenge, so I agreed to try. Unfortunately, I had a lot of other work on, so it was eight months before I could get to it." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Phiri was so strong that no person or animal could challenge him. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z When responding to disasters, one challenge for PIH and all other NGOs has been to direct as much funding as possible into on-the-ground projects. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Threatening to do so was merely his idea of a joke, like dying of pneumonia, busting Colonel Moodus in the nose or challenging Doc Daneeka to Indian wrestle. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He challenged the racial bias of these actions and the abuse of his civil rights. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is a new, challenging lesson plan. One step at a time.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z It was a challenging engagement—wet, hot, buggy, and fraught with fear for what might lie under each bush or beside each rock. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Does this mean the circus is part of the challenge?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I remember that when I finally met you and challenged your political apathy, you came up with this idea. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The monkey fell on his paws, facing the cat, and the cat arched her back, tail raised high, and stood sideways on, hissing, challenging, spitting. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Being a plain old doctor or a plain old scientist isn’t challenging enough, so she decided she wants to combine them. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Few challenges to sentencing schemes, patterns, or results have been brought since McCleskey, for the exercise is plainly futile. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z A boy named Frankie won a few of the earlier challenges, so everyone expected him to win the whole competition. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “I’m so glad that so many of you have chosen to try out for the competition this afternoon. It’s going to be challenging as well as fun. Are there any questions before we get started?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Now that she gets it, I can tell she likes the challenge of the question, and I like her even more for liking it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z It wouldn’t be too much of a challenge, I thought. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z When not debating the law, she challenged the law students to chess and other board games. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He did not want to ride in her car, did not like how her voice rose above Master’s in the living room, challenging and arguing. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z To the extent that it was possible, they tried to stay out of each other’s way, but the train was a confining environment and it was a challenge for both groups all the way east. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It reminded Chess of certain boys he tried to avoid at school, the ones who went around in packs, challenging other kids to fight. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I can feel the incline as it’s measured by Rhiannon’s leg muscles, can feel her breath shift into more challenging air. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Statement upon statement echoed the cry of one real estate agent, who challenged neighbors to “stand together block by block and prevent such invasion.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The principal is so shocked at being challenged by his own seventh-grade president that he backs away from her, stepping on my foot. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z John and Molly tried to steer Ernest toward rest and relaxation, but he had a habit of transforming even innocuous holiday pursuits into physical challenges. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “That ent important! Little boy, ye tell yer da not to challenge him. I know enough to know fool magic when I see it, but Sigurd’s strong. He won’t fall for it again.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Everything about running an online clothing company was new to me, but I loved the challenge and the added perk of never being at a loss for what to wear. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Organizationally unable and psychologically unprepared to challenge the rule of the Big Men, as the business leaders were known, the mill hands simply endured their lot. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I could act as a public person—able to defend my interests, to unionize, to petition, to speak up—to challenge and demand. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Simpson wants to challenge again today,” he said, rubbing his eyes. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Really?” said Harry, who had long since decided not to challenge Luna or her father’s peculiar views. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z To her, the word no is a challenge, and I get why she drives teachers nuts. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The trumpets had not rung in challenge but in greeting. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “If dogs can do this, why is it such a challenge for you two?” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z My maiden voyage had already presented its challenges. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The biggest challenge was posed by the immense energy coursing within the drift tubes. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The young men of Greece joyfully met the challenge. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They said that the top-dog wolf is always getting challenged by jive little wolves. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z This helps to explain why up to 90 percent of forfeiture cases in some jurisdictions are not challenged. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z For there are two possible reactions to social ostracism—either a man emerges determined to be better, purer, and kindlier or he goes bad, challenges the world and does even worse things. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t feel like sharing my thoughts, so instead I challenge the question. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It is all something of a challenge to intuition. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Lanning leaned back in his seat, and there was the rapt silence of challenge and response between them, and then the old roboticist shook his head. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Working-class life challenges precisely because it is an adult way of life. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Arguably, Mauer underestimates the scope of the challenge by focusing narrowly on the prison system, rather than counting all of the people employed in the criminal justice bureaucracy. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The postmodernists were not the first to challenge the claim that knowledge of matters of fact is true knowledge. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He had just challenged twenty-six men, a lieutenant, and two detectives to a duel. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The question was pointed, meant as an insult or at least a challenge, but it also came from an earnest place. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Prison spared Trina the uncertainty of homelessness but presented new dangers and challenges. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Sandoval, decided in 2001, the Supreme Court eliminated the last remaining avenue available for challenging racial bias in the criminal justice system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Voltaire composed a poem on the disaster that had considerable cultural impact, opening a floodgate of intellectual challenge and debate. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z It remains a challenge for historians to reconcile these different approaches to answering the question “Why Europe, not China.” Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The seconds between them were fraught with challenge. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It was shadowy and dreadful, and yet it called to him and threatened him and challenged him. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The predictable response is that civil rights advocates are as committed to challenging mass incarceration and other forms of structural racism as they are to preserving affirmative action. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Thus, when segregation laws were challenged and finally defeated, the benefit to one became a benefit for all; the integration of an institution by a single black implied an advance for the entire race. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are both cowards. You fight by proxy because you are too cowardly to challenge each other directly. Afraid that you will fail and have nothing to blame except yourselves.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The challenge to the writer is to use those resources so that the reader can graft the information in a series of sentences into his web of knowledge without getting tangled up in either. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z No one, least of all prison officials, ever likes to have his authority publicly challenged. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I know a lot about bacteria and germs, so this is all very challenging for me. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Lordy, and folks think me and Biddy the ones that be ‘challenged.’ Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z As they began to approach the finish line, the Winged Footers made a move, sprinting past Princeton and challenging Washington. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “I’m not sure whether they will be up to the challenge, considering the extent of the damage, but they have worked miracles in the past. I’m sorry this calamity befell us during your stay.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “You challenge my skills, you scullion? You know nothing of being a Hunter!” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z But Athena poured a sea fog around him as he went— her love’s expedient, that no jeering sailor should halt the man or challenge him for luck. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “A difficult challenge, but I can try my best.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z It wasn’t just a challenge; it was a showdown. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus I heard, to my horror, how Hamlet, losing his composure, leaped into my grave to challenge my brother, who held my lifeless form. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z One night, a figure appeared who didn’t answer her challenge. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It had been a day full of challenges, all of which Reynie had met successfully, and when he stepped through the front door he was brimming with confidence. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In desperation she recalled that Kapu had moved forward when challenged. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z After learning about the challenge, the school librarian assembled a cart of books related to ciphers and codes and made a temporary “no checkout” rule for them, to ensure they stayed available for everyone’s use. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Amber balls her fists like she's readying herself for a challenge. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Warning. You have eight minutes to complete this challenge.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z You all keep me challenged every day, to say the least. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He stares down subordinates if they challenge him. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She hated the idea, but she was sure Hecate had set this up as some sort of twisted challenge. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “The circus could continue, after this challenge is...concluded,” Celia says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She’d thrown herself into each challenge with total commitment, thinking only about the endgame — taking down Miss Teen Dream for good. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Regardless of how you feel about the rules, with this breach of contract, the challenge is terminated immediately.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z We go back into the tunnels, and following him is a challenge because, as his name suggests, he moves almost completely silently. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z After she had offered the challenge, all he could think about was learning in school how shark teeth angled inward so fish could swim in but not out. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Without an ability to compose fiction, Neanderthals were unable to cooperate effectively in large numbers, nor could they adapt their social behaviour to rapidly changing challenges. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Though I lost, I felt an overwhelming sense of happiness, relief, and pride that I was able to push through one of the most mentally and physically challenging days of my career. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I'd spent years wondering what challenges awaited me inside the First Gate. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Yellow fever as we know it now might be conquered, but another version of the disease will eventually emerge to challenge us again. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z No one could have seen it at the time, but the invention of beet sugar was not just a challenge to cane. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z After that, seriousness, confrontation and challenge were classical music’s guiding stars. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z If I thought balancing academics and athletics in high school was challenging, college was ten times more intense. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I read every book I could get my hands on and welcomed the challenge of better classes. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z These were dark days, and it was good to have a challenge to take his mind off ghosts and doom: make Ruby completely lose track of herself, while not ending up a pile of char. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The demonstrators had fulfilled Martin Luther King’s 1960 challenge to “fill up the jails.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The mediocre American aircraft industry of the 1930s rose to preeminence because of the challenge of World War II. What would it take for the country to prevail against this latest threat? Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z There are more life-and-death challenges we have to face. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z We see the clumsiness of a small hand manipulating an adult-sized object; the determination to master a challenge we take for granted; the out-of-sync mouth anticipating the sweet, juicy reward. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Whenever she cracked one system, more challenging ones rose to take its place—and day after day, she was forced to grapple with them alone. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Besides, if everything we did were easy, then you wouldn’t learn anything. We need to be challenged in order to learn.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Saturday morning I meet The Red Hearts of Limerick and we wander out the road looking for a football challenge. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He was faking his disappearance, and the challenge would be to find him, similar to the online murder mystery he’d planned two Halloweens ago. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I said in a tone that asked but didn't challenge. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z California challenged several times but Washington repeatedly moved back in front, still holding at thirty-two. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z As well as being my friends, they’ll also be the most challenging messages I have to deliver. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z So much of his job was just plain grueling, the challenges huge and often seemingly intractable. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “And paid for by wizards,” said Bill quietly, and the goblin shot him a look that was both furtive and challenging. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z For a moment, he was tempted to challenge him but he realized that The Vigils had approved Carter’s action against Rollo. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Lin felt challenged by the requirement that the memorial be harmonious to the site. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z My face, since it was spared from the flames, presents no more than the usual challenges. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z After learning about the challenge, the school librarian assembled a cart of books related to ciphers and codes and made a temporary “no checkout” rule for them, to ensure they stayed available for everyone’s use. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The old man had challenged the Lord of Light and been struck down for his impiety, or so the gossips told each other. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Those bound for Mason City faced a challenge waiting for them on the way home. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z His eyes shown bright in the twilight, full of the challenge he was calling Henry to, full of the promise that Henry would meet it. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z No service ethic challenges me here to new heights of performance. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When Roger came to the neck of land that joined the Castle Rock to the mainland he was not surprised to be challenged. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I want to be able to meet every challenge she gives me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z When I was assigned to teach freshmen with below-par reading skills, the head of the English department challenged me, saying, “Let’s see what you can do with these kids, hotshot!” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z With unfamiliar types of music, it can be more of a challenge. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “I’m not going to say it won’t be a big challenge for you, because you know better than that,” she answered. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Janie found out very soon that her widowhood and property was a great challenge in South Florida. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z By traditional architectural standards the challenge seemed an impossible one. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z If their children were doing poorly at school, the wealthier parents challenged their teachers. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Ulbrickson hustled the boys out onto the water twice that day to give them as much exposure as he could to the challenging conditions. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The mouth was all that remained, and the teeth posed a challenge. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z There's a short silence as the receptionist decides whether or not to challenge this. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He lost his temper and challenged nearly everybody to have a fight, and in those few cases where he did actually have the fight he was invariable beaten. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Tilting her head to one side, she gave me a little smile—a hint of challenge, a touch of disappointment. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She meant it to sound like a brave challenge, but it came out as more of a croak. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Are constantly challenged to do what is right and not convenient and come across as questionable in behaviors and dress. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Modern life provided enough challenges without throwing in making the bed. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Because Hamilton had been challenged, he had the choice of weapons. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z If he was challenged—and he usually wasn’t—he would play the part of the ruffian, a hardened “Whatcha gonna do about it?” expression disguising his face. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Little Sarah made an incredible journey throughout life with mismatched eyes—one of the many challenges she would face in the years ahead. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There was still a hint of challenge in her voice, but Beto could tell that she was impressed. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The challenges the Fugees faced—subpar gear, no cheering section, and the hostility they sometimes felt from opposing teams of American kids who resented the newcomers—only brought the boys closer. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z It's eerie how little sound he makes, even when the leaves have fallen and it's a challenge to move at all without chasing off the game. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Even more challenging, the optimal number of connectives depends on the expertise of the reader. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The questions she asked me at Sophia's birthday banquet compete with her latest challenge: Can you do this? The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Finally, when Dad was unable to stand it any longer, he’d shout out something to challenge the priest. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, as the systems of control have evolved, they have become perfected, arguably more resilient to challenge, and thus capable of enduring for generations to come. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But Éomer said: ‘Already you have raised the banner of the Kings and displayed the tokens of Elendil’s House. Will you suffer these to be challenged?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z This really was grave—a serious challenge, apart from anything else, to his promised equanimity. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The gentle snow gully Fischer and Lopsang had been gingerly descending ended here amid outcroppings of loose, steep shale, and Fischer, like Gau, was unable to handle the challenging terrain in his ailing condition. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Okay,” June says, scanning the list, apparently looking for something more challenging. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She leveled her chin, challenging me with her steadfast gaze. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Mr. Neck enjoys the noise, until one kid challenges him directly. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Runt seemed alarmed by this, as if Pax had issued a challenge. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Even the ultimate goal of integration itself was now challenged. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z At this moment he and they saw the challenge in its two most fundamental dimensions, time and money, and these were stark enough. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “I liked Monsieur Lefèvre. The venue for my challenge was a more intimate one, and this seemed unique. It is rare to discover places that are truly unique. I stayed to observe.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Already about half the class seemed to have lost enthusiasm for the challenge once they realized how tricky it would be to come up with something unbreakable. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I did not feel that I had been really challenged so far; no particular boy had stood his ground and taunted me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘They never turn down a challenge. They have to be number one at everything. If their mom is that intense . ‘Whoa.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The main challenge lay in finding an entity to endow. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He even challenged Octavian to settle their score one-on-one. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z From what I know of Samuel, he will be a big flop as a ranger, but the allegory, I know, will be challenging and controversial, full of unpleasant truths. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He had said it would be more of a challenge. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z English, on the other hand, poses a challenge for people like Sasha who don’t see themselves as fitting into neat either/or categories like male or female. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z While his theory was being challenged and extolled, Charles’s health continued to plague him. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And how, each time, Blancaflor was the one who gave the prince the tools he needed to complete his challenge. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z If getting Mama to agree on the shirt I’m wearing right now was a challenge, picking out something to wear to a school dance will be a nightmare. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “Come with me,” I say, though as soon as the words are out of my mouth, I regret my dangerous challenge. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I have a lot more on my mind than the challenge of organizing the Faded Glory jeans shelves. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z So many of our archaic traditions and rules need to be challenged. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z She’s imitating the cry of a challenging horse, like western cowboys do to discipline their steeds. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He claimed to have witnessed the incident with his own eyes, and I remember how upset he became one morning when Mitchell Sanders challenged him on its basic premise. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, there, where the tents met the dark of night, they were challenged. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Kentucky that prosecutors could be challenged more directly about using peremptory strikes in a racially discriminatory manner, giving hope to black defendants—and forcing prosecutors to find more creative ways to exclude black jurors. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z That was valuable knowledge, because while it is not hard to grow sugar cane, farmers who plan on making sugar itself face a special challenge. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I was making myself a snack in the kitchen, but due to the fact that I was vertically challenged, I couldn't reach a dish in one of our cabinets. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The only way it backfired on her was that I constantly challenged and questioned her. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He will want to kill the human who stared at him: he can’t afford to show fear when his authority is challenged by another evil primate. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, they demanded that they be allowed to challenge Mrs. Gallup’s theory about Shakespeare. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z What does a bigot do when he meets someone who challenges his opinions? Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The challenge match was set for five o’clock that afternoon. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was going to have to outwit Ky Ebright—no small challenge. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z This will be the greatest challenge of your ministry, Jesus, to cure Ben Meecham, the boy whose face is one big goob.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And here was a man who lived on belief, but who sacrificed it at the first challenge, right when he needed it most. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Even at speeds approaching those of light, these are fantastically challenging distances for any traveling individual. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Luma had no doubt who would win the scrimmage, but she wanted to see how the Fifteens would react to the challenge. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I'm not sure what flipped her switch, but maybe it's the size of the challenge. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “By the way, Kyle, there is no backing out once you commit to the challenge.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “In that case,” said the man in black, “I challenge you to a battle of wits.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z African Americans, largely excluded from this new industry, found themselves confronting new economic challenges even as they won basic civil rights. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Tradition called for me to provide a kind of gentle light, flattering the president with my devotion, flattering the nation primarily by not challenging it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I stared at her pale, pretty face and challenged her. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of backing off, he seemed to take it as a challenge, and came toward me again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Frank turned himself into an elephant and stomped through some Cyclopes, and Dakota held the golden eagle high, blasting lightning at any monsters that dared to challenge the Fifth Cohort. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The more their abolitionist friends challenged their positions, the more unyielding they became in their opinions about women’s rights. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z It was just another challenge to be met, another challenge to win. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The rule is intended to protect both the interns and the refugees, and ease the management challenges of the Nomad program. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Instead, the demonstrators interpreted the snub as a challenge and stepped up their efforts. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Getting to the island would be the first challenge. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z By pleading not guilty, Claudette would be doing more than just talking back to whites: she would be challenging Jim Crow dead-on. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Anyone who tries to occupy this ‘best of both worlds’ position needs to face up to a further challenge, that of fleshing out the notion that nature pushes back. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The challenge here is that some instruments, such as the tambourine, contain more than one type of material. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Charles fought any boy who challenged or slurred Adam and usually won. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In 1933, Austin and a small group of supporters attempted to enroll a black student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—the first legal challenge to segregation in higher education in America. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z And that is why the great challenge for our time will be to absorb these changes in ways that do not overwhelm people or leave them behind. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z The garden is challenging me, as always, to see my own situation. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z We filed a petition to challenge Joe's sentence as unconstitutionally cruel and unusual punishment. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z My only two friends tried to rid me of the grief in my soul, They had lunch with me, played golf with me, challenged me to games of dominoes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Supreme Court had grown impatient with challenges to capital punishment. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “I have come to challenge you for the crown.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She threw back her head and howled a howl of fury and of challenge. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The mesa coyotes were singing, calling to each other or challenging the moon. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The relativist thesis appears to be confirmed because evidence that would challenge it is never even considered. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The trainer, Tax, seeing that the standing targets offer no challenge for me, begins to launch these silly fake birds high into the air for me to hit. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z When I do move, seeing where I am going becomes a challenge because my eyes are nearly swollen shut. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The success of the Montgomery bus boycott encouraged growing numbers of civil rights activists, black and white, to challenge laws that enforced segregation. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “I did inform you that your feelings for Miss Bowen would make the challenge more difficult for you,” his instructor replies. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In two places, where Charles explained how the eye, such a complex organ, had evolved, she challenged his theory. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She could begin now, setting it down as she had seen it, meeting the challenge by refusing to condemn her sister’s shocking near-nakedness, in daylight, right by the house. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Widespread preoccupation with litigation, however, is not the only—or even the main—reason civil rights groups have shied away from challenging the new caste system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z While Islam doesn’t restrict women from exercising—in fact all Muslims are required to care for their bodies through exercise and healthy eating habits—women face a unique set of challenges with sports. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Some students may be gifted or already familiar with the material, while others are challenged simply by the arrangement of the room. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Marriages that cross class boundaries may not present as obvious a set of challenges as those that cross the lines of race or nationality. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Maybe they challenged each other to repeat long chemical formulas? Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z But she sticks out her chin all the same, says, “Try me” to Frank like she’s ready for a real challenge, like she’s a barn swallow going after a hawk. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She would simply wait on the bridge, calm and obstinate, until events, real events, not her own fantasies, rose to her challenge, and dispelled her insignificance. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Pauline challenged her to be intentional, to plan her work, to make a statement in each photograph, no matter how straightforward the photo might seem. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But Priddy was concerned that his attempts to achieve eugenic sterilizations would still be challenged by state and federal courts. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z If they were challenged now, he must decide—if he’d surrender his ship—if his men would die defending it. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Data collection for police and prosecutors should be mandated nationwide in order to monitor and challenge selective enforcement. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But faced with his opponent, his feelings about the challenge have suddenly changed, replaced by nerves and confusion. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Then this is not a game or a challenge, it’s an exhibition.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Instinct, deeper than memory, taught him to recognize challenge and threat. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Monday marked the third week of Mr. Quisling’s cipher challenge. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She seems almost amused by the tone of my challenge, surprised, maybe, that I would even question her. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Hamilton, again because he was the challenged party, had the choice of position. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “But then how can he refute Rahajamati’s attack on this method, and Tanida’s challenge to the validity of this kind of control? He must know about those—” “No...,” said Strauss thoughtfully. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z What if you challenged me with a distance of one-billionth of a foot? Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z They looked you in the eye, not as a challenge, but as an invitation. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Bristle turned her golden eyes on Pax, inviting a challenge. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “I have not sinned!” he shouted, looking me square in the eyes, challenging me, the priest. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Our group was large enough that keeping it together could be a challenge, especially in a place like this, full of distractions tailor- made to fascinate children. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She knew that no one would challenge anything we revolutionaries did to her. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Spaulding, like the majority of the black elite in Durham—and throughout the nation—didn’t challenge the system of white domination so much as attempt to work within it. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He got up quietly, put his armour to rights, and rode off to challenge the victor. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Don and I played in many tournaments, and even if he won, he would come back within a few minutes, challenging me to another match. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Livingston may not have recognized that the Rad Lab already had acquired unique prestige at the moment that he challenged Lawrence for credit. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The best you can do is forgive yourself, take a deep breath, and get to work on the next challenge. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I wrote about the Freedom Riders who rode buses through the South in 1961 challenging segregated seating, rest rooms, and drinking fountains. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Despite our best endeavors, and we must face its challenges as they arise. The sooner you learn that”—our teacher shot a stare not at Gary Drake but straight at me—“the better.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z It would have been wrong to say that the players’ behavior posed a constant challenge to authorities, because by their account authorities made no effort to stop them and in many cases protected them. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The assault on Helm’s Deep had begun, but no sound or challenge was heard within; no answering arrows came. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Allowing them to be together for more than a few stolen hours, without challenging the rules of the game. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They are the vehicle to challenge a conviction based on ineffective counsel, the State's failure to disclose evidence, and most important, new evidence of innocence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I know Simon would want me to challenge this somehow, or at least press for details. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Realizing medics faced particular challenges, he started a support group just for medics. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “Americans don’t realize the challenge to the extent that they should.” The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z I actually think he plays just well enough to make the team, but not well enough to challenge me for my position. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Strayer wanted the emerging field of research to also answer another question: Why, given it was becoming clear that the brain faced limitations, were people continuing to multitask, particularly in challenging, even dangerous, situations? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Wes, always up for a challenge, relished the opportunity to beat up on a new group of neighborhood kids. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z At that, one young man stood up and challenged: “How do you know this heaven exists?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z That was a challenge to me, if I could deal with some girl that was going to college. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Stanton spoke freely about her own situation, griping about the challenges of raising children and running a household. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Comparing my tiny challenge with what he must have faced made me feel more confident. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Any racial justice movement, to be successful, must vigorously challenge the public consensus that underlies the prevailing system of control. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “It is difficult to say. The most recent previous challenge lasted thirty-seven years.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Like the time he sent us out with a map of Harlem and challenged us to find historical landmarks and spaces essential to the Harlem Renaissance. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z “We have a long, challenging road ahead of us. We’ll be lucky to get past the checkpoint outside the city limits. This guy was the least of our problems.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The chief ambassador proclaimed loudly that by his wise diplomacy, Prince Fortinbras’s challenge to Denmark had been deferred. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Civil rights advocates have organized vigorous challenges to specific aspects of the new caste system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She had sources of contentment in her life—the house, the park, above all, the children—and she intended to preserve them by not challenging Jack. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “I’m fine—” Ekon stopped short at the look she cut him, her eyes full of challenge. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z In practice, however, peremptory challenges are notoriously discriminatory. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He lifted his chin and grinned, a friendly challenge. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And then one day they gave him the most perilous challenge of all. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It ended as a challenge flung into the face of the rider on the wings who rode with all pilots in all lands. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z James was right—she hadn’t helped him with Mr. Quisling’s challenge. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z "But look what they do to people who dare to challenge them," says Karl. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z He accepted the challenge, poked around in the cars, and figured out how to fix them. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The challenge with older children is their desire to vocally imitate the pop singing style. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Emily knew the cipher challenge would be a touchy subject after Maddie had ruined all his hard work, so she tried to distract him by talking about Mr. Griswold’s latest clue. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The challenge was coming up with a system that was secure, practical, and speedy enough to be used for thousands of messages a day. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They prove to be the ones most faithful to them, most in need of their company, least likely to challenge them or be difficult. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The training was more challenging than boot camp, mentally and physically. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z A good challenge had always interested him, appealed to him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Care to place a wager?” she countered, the gleam of challenge in her eyes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He could challenge Caesar’s power and even launch a campaign to take over the entire Roman Republic. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z One example of the way in which a well established racial order easily absorbs legal challenges is the infamous aftermath of the Brown v. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Papa stared hard at Woody, making this a challenge. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z It blew a wide plume of fire in what I was coming to recognize as either some sort of greeting or a challenge. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Give all lessons an auditory/visual/tactile/kinesthetic component to support contextual learning for students of all challenges,” Sobol says. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Her mother took a great lungful of air, let it out, as if she were settling into a particularly challenging yoga pose. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z My parents seemed to me piously simple—like the nuns I remembered—unwilling to entertain intellectual challenges. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The old, ugly Peris would have enjoyed the challenge. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Now, as the Biscuit challenged War Admiral, Hard Tack’s fee was $1,000, comparable to that of some of the nation’s most prominent sires. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s see who gets more stuff,” Sridar challenged as he moved off with the three other boys in his gang. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The disk thus constitutes a threatening challenge to historians. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Ever since he discovered the venue for the challenge, he has been slowly taking on more responsibility for the circus. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The first challenge many blacks faced in participating in something like the All-American Soap Box Derby was finding out about it in the first place. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z In Pittsburgh the young steel engineer became more convinced than ever that his challenge to the Eiffel Tower could succeed. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Marsyas, a satyr, found it and played so enchantingly upon it that he dared to challenge Apollo to a contest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But a hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Jake wondered if the reason Mr. Keeney was so bored all the time was because no one ever asked him any interesting or challenging questions. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Sir Cadogan spent half his time challenging people to duels, and the rest thinking up ridiculously complicated passwords, which he changed at least twice a day. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “The Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, the thrill of opening night on Broadway with my favorite musicomedy stars. Gab sessions in the Village over espresso with challenging, contemporary minds.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His only challenge to authority, it seemed, was his occasional refusal to wear the scholar’s cap to class. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z With PJ. away at Duke, the Warden continued to face challenges. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I look back on the discomfort of that moment now and recognize the more universal challenge of squaring who you are with where you come from and where you want to go. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z People of color are often reluctant to challenge institutions led by people who look like them, as they feel a personal stake in the individual’s success. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Ultimately, I believe that the similarities between these systems of control overwhelm the differences and that mass incarceration, like its predecessors, has been largely immunized from legal challenge. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Ah, I knew you’d step up to the challenge, my lad.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “There are a few challenging openings at Paradise Vendors for men with initiative and good taste,” Ignatius said. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Now whenever her father—or really, anyone—challenged her, she roared back. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Looming in the doorway was a Cydops so huge he made Tyson look vertically challenged. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The church members felt the challenge and the volume of song swelled. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But they differ in another way, which makes the acquisition of writing a lifelong challenge even after the mechanics have been mastered. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Or that you are so in awe of their expertise that you wouldn’t dare challenge them. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z In one show the challenge is to figure out Blue’s favorite story. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At school his back ached from sitting in a stiff chair, and the desks were so rickety it was a challenge to write neatly. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Delay yielded only his intelligence that Death, death, we might as well skip across the moon as walk through town without a challenge. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z In recent years, civil rights advocates have launched important reform efforts, most notably the campaigns challenging felon disenfranchisement laws, crack-sentencing policies, and racial profiling by law enforcement. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I don’t mean it to sound like a challenge, but it kind of is. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I never failed to cite that even Billy Graham, challenged in Africa, had himself made the distinction, “I believe in Christ, not Christianity.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The common bond of humanity and decency that we share is stronger than any conflict, any adversity, any challenge. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Then it flicked its whiskers and said, “Challenge her. There’s no guarantee she’ll play fair, but her kind of thing loves games and challenges.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “All right, perhaps the stables are a bit challenging to clean. Perhaps they do make me nauseous when the wind blows the wrong way. But so what? My clients still pay me well.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z In the weeks before the event, he prepared detailed comments on papers submitted by Cockcroft and Chadwick—laying out, in effect, a direct challenge to the work of the revered Cavendish Laboratory. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The whole world was challenging him, and the dance grew more violent. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z No protest group had ever challenged an American president so defiantly. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “Well, maybe we should focus on Mr. Quisling’s cipher challenge for a little bit instead. Admit it—wouldn’t it make your day to see Her Royal Fungus with an official mushroom-top hairdo? Besides...” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Loud the challenge rang and bellowed, like the shout of many throats under the cavernous roof. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I took this as a personal insult and challenge. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z But instead we’re all dancing, something else I never thought I would get to do—not just dancing, but dancing with someone who challenges me to live. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It was time to see if my shiny new pair of artificial legs and my not-so-shiny face would be up to the challenge. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The restrictions amuse her; she sees them as a single afternoon’s challenge, an anomaly never to be repeated. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z No evil can challenge that cross, and the swirling dust with the devil inside must turn away from you. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben had instructed Matt and his sisters never to confront, challenge, or anger Bull unless their mother was in shouting distance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do not doubt me, Dorian,” his father challenged. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z With his passing, he evaded the overwhelming consequence of his success: the challenge of consolidating a polyglot empire unprecedented in size and comprising peoples who, by and large, despised each other. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “I do hope you are not doing this because my player won the last challenge.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “It seems, with mere hours left in the challenge, the court case was conveniently dismissed, and you were free to spend the money again. The timing felt motivated.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The pitcher was going to go with his best stuff and challenge the hitter. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He proved to be fully up to the challenge, reigning as the star of two front-page articles in the New York Times and a prominent feature in Time magazine. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The first week of Mr. Quisling’s challenge was a wash, since everyone’s submitted ciphers had been broken. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Fuchs described some of the complex challenges of separating uranium atoms. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the fundamental challenges in rowing is that when any one member of a crew goes into a slump the entire crew goes with him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She was liking this challenge less and less. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Despite the challenges, there was plenty to feel hopeful about, too. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Broadbent’s interest also stemmed from the war, and the basic day-to- day challenges he observed pilots facing as they tried to stay focused. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Well, let us see what we can do,” said M. Bouc, brightening a little at this challenge to his wits. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned, looking straight into my face now, challenging me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z When you are only three years past the start of puberty, the challenge is exceptionally daunting. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “If you insist that I am Nelson Mandela and not David Motsamayi,” I said, “I will not challenge you.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I respected him as one of the few in the class that could pose a real challenge to me in the right situation. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Adding to the temptation to avoid race is the fact that opportunities for challenging mass incarceration on purely race-neutral grounds have never been greater. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z James was right—she hadn’t helped him with Mr. Quisling’s challenge. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “I accept the challenge of retraining you. Henceforth you are only allowed to apologize if you tread on someone’s foot while dancing.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z All the domestic and international challenges facing the Adams presidency looked entirely different to Jefferson and Madison. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z In 2007, we wrote to Joe and discovered that he had no legal assistance and had spent the previous eighteen years in prison with no one to help him challenge his conviction or sentence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Until Columbus demonstrated that classical geography was hopelessly misconceived, the assumption was that the arguments of the ancients needed to be interpreted, not challenged. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The last assertion was promptly challenged by Logan Green, who undertook the cross-examination. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z For some people, seeing my sisters and me actively engaged in sport was a challenge to their beliefs. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It was inspired by all the ordinary people who rose to the challenge of 9/11. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z The new assignment was a challenge and an opportunity for testing how much of what happened in Harlem was due to my own efforts and how much to the sheer eagerness of the people themselves. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The shoes were Ben’s greatest challenge and most enduring joy. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I was never sure, of course, if she was telling the truth, but since she wasn’t actually “telling” it, only hinting, it was never possible to challenge her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The deliberate way Washington rowed that race had seemed partly a challenge, partly a dare, but mostly it had seemed a warning. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “I shall fear no challenge. I shall fear no sacrifice. In all my actions, I shall be beyond reproach.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Old Dan had voiced his challenge to the devil cat There was a low cough and a deep growl from the lion. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is this how the challenge is going to proceed?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But we appreciated his efforts, and we tried to find some things, which remained a challenge. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z To entice him to stay, G.F.’s father offered him twenty-five dollars to set up his own business right there on Cape Cod, a challenge and an opportunity that G.F. agreed to take on. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She marched towards the phone, as though to challenge it, too, and then she slid to the floor, a boneless, bereft sliding, and began to weep. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Joon stands with his hands on his hips like he is challenging the kid to do better. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The goddess went forthwith to the hut where the maiden lived and challenged her to a contest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The Mutual’s newspaper was quite open about the company’s determination to resist Du Bois’ call for an aggressive challenge to white rule. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Paradoxically, it took the English to challenge the idea that a person could be bought and sold. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “Whatever the enemy may be planning, American science will be equal to the challenge,” Roosevelt wrote to Oppenheimer. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, Constantin was much too short, but in his own way he was handsome, with light brown hair and dark blue eyes and a lively, challenging expression. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Most importantly, the figures flowed in and out of the mind of a real person, someone who could be reasoned with, questioned, challenged, looked in the eye if necessary. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “The weights challenge comprises the first part of your exam. I want to see records of everything. Get your clipboards, girls.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z And indeed it was with some relief that the children, tired from the day’s challenges, sat upon them now in the cool shade of the elm. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z My brothers know how much I love a challenge, so Adam probably knew I’d go for broke. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Your convincing victory at Reykjavik is eloquent witness to your complete mastery of the world’s most difficult and challenging game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z For the clue, she looked up that old language Maddie had used for the cipher challenge—Ogham—and used it to write out directions to an imaginary bench in a park. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I wasn't going to just bump along to grade thirteen and not go to a real school where I'd be roughed up and challenged. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z She said it like a challenge, as if defying Conor to answer. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “This will be a wonderful challenge. Just wonderful.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Same as you,” she added, looking at him with a challenge in her eyes. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Aware of how silly that sounded, she challenged the visitor to look it up. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In their thirties, men and women, black and white, these lawyers were comfortable with one another in a way that reflected a shared mission, shared hope, and shared stress about the challenges they faced. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I don’t know enough, I don’t know the ropes, I might be challenged. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a remarkable turning point: Gandhi escaped the cycle of violence breeding violence; he challenged poor workers to show wealthy masters that there is a better way. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “Most are eating pea soup, you see, but that would be quite challenging to transport,” he explained. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z You have successfully completed my literary challenge and have proved yourself a master of riddles, puzzles, and navigating San Francisco and its rich literary history. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Singing a 3rd or 6th away from the melody is very challenging, as the tendency is for singers to slip from their parts into unison with the melody. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z On Snow’s visit before the Victory Tour, he challenged me to erase any doubts of my love for Peeta. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z As a result, most people who had their cash or property seized did not challenge the government’s action, especially because the government could retaliate by filing criminal charges—baseless or not. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The twofold challenge he faces is the traditional assassin’s plight: find the most efficient path into the state box and then find the perfect escape route from the theater. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Gray challenged the laws themselves, contending that the provisions of Alabama’s laws and Montgomery’s city ordinances requiring racial segregation were unconstitutional. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Yet, once those ideas were challenged, progress was breathtakingly rapid—after fifteen centuries of stagnation, there have been fewer than another five centuries from the time of Copernicus to the present day. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The trailer was a bigger challenge than the rover. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The Marxists worked from within the communal divides, never challenging them, never appearing not to. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother left: and I brooded upon the fact that I had not been able to meet her simple challenge. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z They each needed to vote, to speak out, to challenge the rules of crowned kings and royal princes. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The search began as a project, quickly evolved into a challenge, and now was an obsession. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Each is a challenge to conventional wisdom or traditional strategies. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z One of the biggest challenges here at Rose Hill is boredom, and making sure that the people here don’t fall into vice. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z No one dared challenge the color of the granite again, but arguing went on for hours. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The boys would challenge each other to see who could make the most and best cows. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He had another interesting math puzzle to challenge Mr. Keeney with. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z In challenging the status quo, one of the arguments the two men always ran up against was “resources are limited.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Her words had challenged him and he felt he had to say something. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Well, you just don’t challenge a guy who has trouble reading and say he’s read something incorrectly, because that's really threatening. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Do you know, Strange, that to ask a Tizerkane if he fears you is to challenge him to single combat?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Carroll was shaking his head in frustration—about the crime and about all the challenges of peacekeeping—when an aide appeared and told him an American was waiting at the compound gate to see him. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z As the boys rowed up the course toward the starting line, it became clear just how challenging the weather and their lane assignment were going to be. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z If we fail to appreciate the differences, we will be hindered in our ability to meet the challenges created by the current moment. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z That reality helps to explain why African American leaders such as Booker T. Washington urged blacks to focus on improving themselves rather than on challenging racial discrimination. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Those who believe that advocacy challenging mass incarceration can be successful without overturning the public consensus that gave rise to it are engaging in fanciful thinking, a form of denial. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z We felt that all businessmen were thoroughly stupid and that no other group was capable of rising to challenge them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “When I was young, I had much more of a flair for drama. I went to glean a man who fancied himself a fencer. So I challenged him to a duel.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z More importantly, breaching that physical barrier opened researchers’ minds to the wider spectrum of powered flight’s possibilities, and its challenges. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She gave Chaol a quick glance, daring him to challenge her claim, but Dorian answered. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The Somali Bantu presented an extraordinary challenge for resettlement officials. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z And the challenge—and threat—are clear in her eyes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Are you seriously giving us another summer challenge?” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z He’d seen how the duke used his size and title to win allies on the king’s council and keep opponents from challenging him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Each one is a mystery, and I like the challenge of unlocking them. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The Court’s ruling in Lyons makes it extremely difficult to challenge systemic race discrimination in law enforcement and obtain meaningful policy reform. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He was challenging me, daring me to say something wrong. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The challenge set by Descartes was, of course, that of building an automaton that could behave like an animal. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “In Boot,” Johnny Manuelito said, “a good many of those average men who hope to be Marines can’t stand up to the physical challenges.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z With the books she could have asked her question more precisely, but this would have to do: Should she accept this challenge or not? The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Sometime between 1534 and 1549 Jean Taisnier, a musician and mathematician, remarked that Aristotle was sometimes mistaken; he was challenged by a representative of the pope to produce a convincing example of Aristotle being wrong. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “I’d never seen it before,” Dr. Strayer said, adding that the challenge of the dual tasks “are designed to destroy most people.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z This is doable, of course—minority and underprivileged students rise to the challenge all the time—but it takes energy. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Dell tried, in desperation, to add up the events of the long and challenging month. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z She’d suspected that it would be hard to find Pong in Chattana, but it wasn't until she got to the city that she realized how difficult her challenge was. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z This was the challenge she was putting to existence—she would not stir, not for dinner, not even for her mother calling her in. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The inheritors of Mozart’s legacy in the twentieth century - classically-trained, self-styled ‘serious’ composers - struggled desperately with this challenge. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z ‘They take that as a challenge for a duel to the death.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “I was curious. There has not been a challenge of this sort since the one I participated in. I did not intend to stay.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Maybe I had challenged the alpha dog and was now being rewarded for it. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Pollard was sure that if Woolf let War Admiral challenge him, Seabiscuit would run faster and try harder than if Woolf tried to hold the lead alone. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Powell’s third challenge: How many people were in the house? Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm tried to bite a piece off the hunk of bread and found it so hard that it was a serious challenge to his teeth, and thus to the pain in his head. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Extra officers, he meant, because waffle day presented an enforcement challenge on the food line. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The forces of nature, at least during that geological era, would never again challenge men and women as they had Paleolithic peoples. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “We were going to work on Mr. Quisling’s challenge, remember?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Groves had a gut feeling Oppenheimer could rise to the challenge. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The architects’ questions became slightly less challenging, more practical. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The caller was a track official, who told him that a New York bettor had sent $5,000 to wager on Ligaroti, challenging Howard to put up $15,000 against it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z As if she senses my weakness, Helene grits her teeth and drives me back, her pale eyes glacial, daring me to challenge her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Here was a definite challenge for Bobby, and he attempted to stay focused and confident by carefully studying Geller’s other games in the tournament. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Something even bigger than the Princess Andromeda. I thought it might be that challenge the Titan had mentioned in my dream.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Like the proof of the irrationality of V2, like the discussion of simultaneity in special relativity, this is an argument in which the premise is challenged because the conclusion seems absurd. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole of Gryffindor House took up the challenge enthusiastically, so that it was impossible for Harry to get to classes on time because he was surrounded by a vast, chattering crowd. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I’d wanted to take the bus to school, like the other kids, but Mom wanted me to spend a few days getting used to school itself before tackling the challenge of the bus. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The challenge was to find words that equaled one dollar when you added up their letter values. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Here I’m this fourteen-year-old punk, and this dude’s in his thirties, and I’m challenging his manhood. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Stanton didn’t challenge Bloomer to take a stronger stand on women’s rights in the Lily, but she did try to work feminist ideas into her articles. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z But the creative challenge is much higher up the food chain—in computing labs, medical research, artificial intelligence, advanced programming for institutions like NASA, and Web design and development—all requiring higher education. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Lackses challenged everything I thought I knew about faith, science, journalism, and race. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Plus, the work was not intellectually challenging to him. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He grins cheekily, crosses his arms against his chest, and calls out a challenge to the other team at the opposite end of the game world, which makes the audience go wild. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The real challenge was finding time to study. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Rush took any challenge, whether from a disease or from a colleague, as a personal attack to be confronted and conquered. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “You can do this” looped through my mind repeatedly, serving as a mantra for any challenge during competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The experiments use video game technology to challenge people to distribute attention, then use imaging to measure brain activity during the task. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He saw that he had a donor he could trust, maybe a WL who could be educated about the real challenges of abating poverty. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z In 1943—the same year that saw North Carolina’s chief executive assuring citizens that both races found segregation “sound and sensible”—a sixteen-year-old black Durham high school student challenged the ordinance. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I took another step forward and challenged him, “Come on, Erik, let’s see if you can do any better with me than you did with Tino.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Private enterprise was supposed to build an industrial duty-free port in Bolivia Mar. Thus far the free market has not accepted the challenge. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She felt a rushing blackness overwhelm her again, tried to throw herself upward, tried to growl back and challenge the dog. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z As we walked along the dimly lit gallery, he challenged one inmate after another. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Whaling first brought people to South Georgia Island, and it was to a whaling station that Endurance headed as its final stop before challenging the Antarctic. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z His tone was low and serious, but he barked his words out like a challenge as the two boys squared off on their front lawn, out of sight of Mary, who was inside the house. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “My little sartorially challenged slip of a girl, we are ateliers. We dress the world itself. I embroider the earth with ice and frost, the most delicate silk in the world.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Truth. Well, your pants are staying on for this challenge.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z This one time, a crew of girls from the east side challenged Donna on her Frenchness. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She moves slower now, and stairs are a challenge. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z His addiction may casually be mentioned, but if so, it is spoken of as merely an especially tough challenge that he must face. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It challenged me and humbled me, lifted me up and shrank me down, sometimes all at once. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I would see these people at the club, drunken, laughing, challenging breakdancers to battles. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I challenged him from deep within a thicket of rhododendron. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z After I made up with my parents, my brothers and sisters began to open up to me in new ways as well, talking about their challenges and concerns. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Carlos: Mom says they won’t buy me one until I’m 18, because she thinks the Gov. wouldn’t challenge an adult’s as much. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Hence, our daily lives were so bound up with trivial objectives that to capitulate when challenged was tantamount to surrendering the right to life itself. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been her first challenge, really, and a small one. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z My conquest could never be so challenging, so beautiful and so nice with someone of the same sex! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z After a pause her tone became more challenging. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He has a scholarship to a private school where, he says, he is praised and not punished for challenging his teachers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “I do not think I understood at first how many other people would become involved in our challenge.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z We could decide, after intense discussions, that a particular student was a plotter, but then we’d always find a reason not to challenge him just yet—to wait until “we had in all the evidence.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, maybe we should focus on Mr. Quisling’s cipher challenge for a little bit instead. Admit it—wouldn’t it make your day to see Her Royal Fungus with an official mushroom-top hairdo? Besides...” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I thought about what the golden Titan had said in my dream: The gods have answered the challenge. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Ninety-five percent of the gunters who challenged him lost and were then killed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I loved the challenge of trying to precisely re-create Father’s maps so he couldn’t distinguish the original from the copy. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The lab really had an engineering staff of one: Don Cooksey, who was unquestionably skilled but who found it a challenge to maintain the technical standards of cyclotron design all by himself. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They heard his unspoken challenge to Bryce Lawrence, loud and clear: You want secrets? Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It was a challenge, and I had accepted it. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z There were legal challenges to integration in the courts. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I, for one, am ready for the challenge.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z When I was little, Chairman Mao had challenged the nation to catch up with England and America in steel production. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The challenge ahead looked more daunting than ever. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “For this week only, I will allow you to submit a different cipher. But if there is even the slightest suggestion that one of you has cheated, you’ll be disqualified from the challenge completely.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Numbers runners often had hyped addicts who had hit, who were so dragged that, when challenged, they really couldn’t be sure if they had played a certain number. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The aplomb with which Lawrence responded to Bethe’s challenge reflected the Rad Lab’s increasing confidence in the quality of its work. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She bemoaned her fate and challenged her stars as we hung our laundry or scrubbed scales from our fish. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Yet, some curious, wayward motive urges him to supply the answer, for there is the feeling that his dignity as a living being is challenged by something within him that is not understood. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The lawyer, who was subsequently disbarred and jailed for unrelated criminal misconduct, also never challenged the State's decision to try Trina as an adult. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He needed to know that his daughter had responded to the challenge as he wished her to. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He roared in challenge, then sprang from the middle of the monster herd and landed eight meters away, on top of the old stone well. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z What possessed her to challenge a forest fire? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Siobhan recalled the conversation she had overheard a few weeks ago between her parents—the day after her father challenged the Wallace team to the game. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The rest of the time they sat at tables with their one-on-one teacher, working on whatever challenge had put them there. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I said, with more challenge in my voice than I intended. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “That’s not a challenge. Those old video systems emit faint ion beams. Invisible to the naked eye, of course, but not with your iris-cam...” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The fetterlings screeched their challenge, and the forest swelled with the harsh sound. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She taught me to challenge authority and question the system. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The troopers’ biggest challenge was calming people down and explaining that no meteors or Martians had fallen. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z By the spring of 1944, with the Nazis’ South American spy networks all but crushed, Elizebeth was eager for a new challenge. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Even the smaller challenges—breaking a bad habit or sticking to a diet—often prove too difficult, even for those of us who are relatively privileged and comfortable in our daily lives. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Yet in 1995, a few brave souls challenged the implementation of Georgia’s “two strikes and you’re out” sentencing scheme, which imposes life imprisonment for a second drug offense. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Every challenge I’d ever faced had made me stronger and more determined. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z "Their father and I desire them to face the highest of challenges. And Sonia wants to continue with advanced French. She's excellent with languages." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z However, too many schools have succumbed to funding challenges or embraced a narrow focus on tested subjects, resulting in minimal, if any, arts experiences for the children they serve. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The subject matter was beyond obscure: a challenge even to the most experienced theoreticians in the world. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Getting a signal all the way across the Atlantic was a challenge, especially in stormy weather. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z As the new minister at the Church of Christ on Texas and Clements streets on the Southside, he undertook the challenge of desegregating the schools and obliterating the boundary of the railroad tracks. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, as the great challenge of the conference drew nearer, an astonishing change seemed to come over my father. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I hope the church as a whole will meet the challenge of this decisive hour. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z For the clue, she looked up that old language Maddie had used for the cipher challenge—Ogham—and used it to write out directions to an imaginary bench in a park. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She turned every hunt into a challenge now, made sure every arrow found its mark. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I challenged, stepping into the space between me and the guard who’d disarmed me earlier. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Monday marked the third week of Mr. Quisling’s cipher challenge. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Other times, Bit, Francy, John John, and Trista would challenge people to quarter wars, which is when two people stand quarters up on a desk or a table and spin them like spinning tops. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z When Robin reached the drawbridge and started to cross, Alan-at-Gate’s voice shouted the challenge. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z I challenge anyone to understand Islam, its spirit, and not to love it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s stopping yourself from crying that is more challenging in this place. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Why did you never tell me you knew about the challenge?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Mass incarceration is now off-limits to challenges on the grounds of racial bias, much as its predecessors were in their time. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “His systems. Alexander’s systems are nothing you should be bothering with. You have no idea what you’re doing. I overestimated your ability to handle this challenge.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The State of Alabama had argued that procedural rules barred Mr. Nelson from challenging the constitutionality of the protocol. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Some consider the temple’s rites of passage to be the most difficult in all Eshōza. Of course, I didn’t find them too challenging...” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Students would come to my office to challenge the grade of B they had received. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Cobb and the handful of men under his command prepared to challenge the rider. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Again Moch held his fire and let the challenge go unanswered, and again Washington held her position, the Husky Clipper's bow perhaps eight feet ahead of Cal’s bow now. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The reason that the task is so challenging is that the main resource that English syntax makes available to writers—left-to-right ordering on a page—has to do two things at once. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I’d pictured myself boldly standing up to him, challenging him to a duel. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z This interesting riddle is still quite a challenge to modern science in the twentieth century. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Howard was surely amazed at such a huge wager from a complete stranger, but he was not one to back down from a challenge. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ha! Your church will keep mum till kingdom come,” Minerva was always challenging me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The way I figured it, getting out of the Kinshasa area would be my toughest challenge. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z If too many movies finish all at once, it’s a challenge to clean the theaters before the next group of people comes in. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Mother is not disturbed by the challenge in my voice. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z His life was a continuous challenge to others. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z When challenges to white elite rule arose, all the new Bourbons had to do was inject race into the campaign. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But if there’s one thing everyone knows about me, it’s that I love a challenge. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Such a challenge would have been painful enough coming from a geologist, but Wegener had no background in geology. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It was unlike anything that had been turned in for the challenge so far, and unlike anything she and James had talked about cipher-wise. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z A group of Methodist, Baptist, Episcopal, Presbyterian, and Universalist ministers—all men—dominated the discussion that day, challenging the women’s rights resolutions that had been presented. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z And in speaking on these topics from the White House, I’d be offering an implicit challenge to the behemoth corporations in the food and beverage industry and the way they’d been doing business for decades. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “The bobcat is the most challenging game there is. Pure stealth. In the whole state only a couple dozen hunters will be successful this year.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Inside this book you'll find things to help you adjust to the new challenges. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Trina’s mental and physical health made her life in prison extremely challenging. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But soon enough, a bigger challenge came up. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Alice Manfred had worked hard to privatize her niece, but she was no match for a City seeping music that begged and challenged each and every day. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to stand tall and look at him with eyes that could stare down challenges and not falter, but my shoulders shook and my eyes filled with tears. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Broadly, the challenge of keeping up is “a problem of oversaturation.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And with Jeanine Matthews dead, there is no one left to challenge her for it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Maybe if I’d trained more, spent longer hours practicing in the gym, mastered more challenging skills—like the Amanar—I might be feeling less scared. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Conspicuously absent from this list was the NAACP, the country’s dominant civil rights organization since 1909, but still dedicated to the slower tactic of filing legal challenges to segregation. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The challenge is to plan the work and organize the workers so that it will come out precisely as predicted. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Only later in life would this become a real challenge for me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But even as progress was made, new challenges loomed around every corner. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A challenge to drink unprocessed cow’s milk—what purpose could that serve? Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Though he had not sought out the impending duel with Burr, there was nothing in Hamilton’s lifelong pattern that would permit a self-consciously bland and supremely triumphant refusal of the challenge. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z At one awful point, every kind of canine voice imaginable cut loose, rejoicing, wailing in pain, some barks offering challenges, others announcing, with fear or ecstasy, the hectic gang-banging of females in heat. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But even the future night bomber pilots who would fly the familiar little Po-2s had a big challenge to face. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It’s cool his teacher is trying to challenge him with the sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z She doesn’t bother with the cross-and-star pattern used by many of the other Wives, it’s not a challenge. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The Swedish film crew was eager to meet the challenge of finding Walter's trailer in the backwoods of South Alabama. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z There, they could talk Reynolds numbers and aeronautical shop and let their guard down about the challenges of their jobs. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She said, “I see my mother has sent someone to challenge me.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Take back what you said,” the boy challenged me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z When we decided to challenge death-in-prison sentences imposed on children, I told her we might be able to finally challenge her sentence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I think it really throws the other teams off to be challenged by a faceless competitor. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Even allowing for the fact that we can know these devices challenge our limitations, sometimes they are so compelling we can’t stop using them. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z This was a little more challenging because I had to dig down to bury the bottom of the chicken wire to keep out hungry diggers like skunks and such. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He not only tutored me and challenged me, but he made me realize that hard work — that the act of finishing, of completing, of accomplishing a task — is joyous. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Surmounting this cliff demanded tremendous strength and skill; nothing so technically challenging had ever been climbed at such extreme altitude. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z When we challenged them, the man sobbed, “God save the King...please you...or whatsoever...” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z One of my biggest challenges has always been to see past other people’s doubt and negativity so I could define my own path. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z This can include the more challenging types of jazz and rock music, as well as Classical. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The main challenge was hauling them out of the river and lugging them home without touching the poisonous spines on their fins. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The New York Times even issued an open plea urging Fischer to continue his challenge. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And then, goaded on—the goad invisible but real, not to be challenged—he resumed his climb. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The double helix has solved all three of the major challenges of genetic physiology using ingenious variations on the same theme. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “Okay. I accept your challenge. If I answer your riddle correctly, you don’t burn a single book. We take them all back to Mr. Lemoncello’s library.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z She had a new husband who sometimes needed pushing; Danny was still hovering out there; and Michael, his own drug use intensifying, was becoming a bigger challenge in her life, a wild card. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Farmer was hoping Aristide would openly challenge the junta by running for president. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Just getting her into the parking lot had been a major challenge, but now she started backing away, muttering, “‘Jupiter. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Every time I hoped Daoud might finally rise to the challenge, something like this happened. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Finally challenged in the classroom and on the water, he excelled in both areas, and when he graduated in 1926, Washington quickly hired him as the freshman crew coach, and then as head coach. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She said all this in a cool voice that cut each word in a thin slice from the next and then waited, as if to give Gilly a chance to challenge her. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z And at once, while reading that passage, my mind stopped, teased, challenged with the effort to remember, to associate widely disparate but meaningful experiences in my life. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Two aristocrats are out horseback riding and one challenges the other to see which can come up with the larger number. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I have had to humiliate myself by writing to the editor of The New Democracy to tell him that the pamphlet, although challenging, was written by the wrong people. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Judges, please join me here at the podium as I call out your names. First up: Mrs. Kate Sullivan. Kindergarten teacher. She is joined today by her directionally challenged students, Abby and Victor.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z You have successfully completed my literary challenge and have proved yourself a master of riddles, puzzles, and navigating San Francisco and its rich literary history. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z "We hope not," Venkat responded, "but he's got a real challenge ahead of him." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked to the window and stopped, waiting to hear someone challenge his right to do what he was doing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Not one of them dared to accept the challenge in the gaze of the Chief of State. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In particular, the Louisiana clients serving life without parole for non-homicides faced many challenges. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She took off her dressing gown and slippers and climbed into bed and fell asleep with barely enough time to reflect, as she did so, on what the cat could have meant by a challenge. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z I challenge them: It won’t be so funny when we shut you amateurs down, will it? The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z She scanned the training hall for any sign of the challenge to come the following morning, but found nothing out of the ordinary. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The challenge, as he saw it, was to somehow convince North Vietnam to make concessions at the bargaining table. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He enjoyed checkers but found it far less of a challenge than chess. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There were so many challenges, like how finding them was one thing but keeping more from forming was another. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Calder understood the man’s fascination with connecting things that didn’t seem related, and he admired the way Fort challenged the experts. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z At the same time women were uniting in great numbers to gain the vote, a huge segment of them were facing another challenge, one that history books have often overlooked. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Faced with the challenge of explaining the cornerstone of Christianity, we did what any self-respecting group of people might do. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z —Plutarch The Parthians were not about to wait for Mark Antony to challenge them. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “Yowza! That’s almost as much fun as the hover ladders. Almost. Teams, your first challenge today is to make your ideas take flight, something that’s very easy to do inside a library.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z I nibble on a carrot stick as Emily talks about how her dad owns his own construction business and Soojin shares her parents’ challenges running their deli. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z There was a courtyard, and high steps, and gateways, and at every point bears in armor challenged the incomers and were given a password. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Lastly, you may not tell anyone about the challenge, including parents. No one is to know this is a game—as you put it.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “Excuse me?” she said in a tone that was slightly challenging. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z For the next twenty minutes, he dares me to pick out ties to go with these shirts and I take up the challenge. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z In the days of his wisdom Denethor would not presume to use it to challenge Sauron, knowing the limits of his own strength. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z And, as far as I was concerned, her it-won’t-happen-again was nothing more than a challenge. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Although it may be challenging for teachers to find adaptive instruments to suit the individual needs of their students,” Sobol says, “the music market catalog offerings are expanding.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “You must love the desert, but never trust it completely. Because the desert tests all men: it challenges every step, and kills those who become distracted.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not about to take Lawrence’s challenge lying down. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In the case I argued before the Court, we challenged the constitutionality of Alabama's protocols for lethal injection. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z On Wednesday, almost the entire social studies class submitted ciphers for Mr. Quisling’s challenge. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Olmsted had intended the report for a professional audience, one that would take for granted Jackson Park’s fundamental acceptability and value the report as an unflinching guide to the challenges ahead. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z My only worry is that every time I’ve wanted something to go a certain way in all of this, it’s gone the other, designed perfectly to challenge me with the unknown. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Clary, like defendants in other crack cases, challenged the constitutionality of the hundred-to-one ratio. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The premise is challenging and conceptual, but fascinating. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Breaking out of the paraprofessional status of computer or math aide presented a challenge for all women, more so for the black women. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I was challenging everything I knew and thought and was told. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an absurd notion—there wasn’t anything remotely challenging or dangerous about the ridgeline—but you never know. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It was clear that if workers of the two races ever united they could challenge the industrialists’ rule. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Retrieving those remains took a bit more effort, but they were up to the challenge. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Mark Antony’s trusted general advised him to march north and challenge Octavian to a major confrontation in Macedonia. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He paused, for at that moment there was a noise outside, a man’s voice crying the name of Théoden, and the challenge of the guard. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I imagined what José Martí must have done when faced with such a challenge. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It is fitting that the first great opera, composed by Monteverdi in 1607, features a hero faced with a life-or-death singing challenge in the Underworld, Orfeo. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z "My challenge for you, Camellia, is for you to become the favorite, and teach my daughter. Will you?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The only one who ever challenged him in any way now was Citra. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Adjusting to an upright position was quite a challenge, especially when the scaffolding had to support an extra-large cranium. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z No one challenged this idea, but no one acted on it either, so Henrietta’s cells remained classified as human. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Suzanne’s cancer was the first real challenge to that notion, a sabotage of my ideals. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It was one of the challenges of dating an Athena girl. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I want to challenge her, or suggest she’s making it up, or point out how she's never been interested in my entire life. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z No matter how casual Four sounds, the question is a challenge. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Company owners seemed to be on the lookout for a chance to challenge and ultimately break the garment workers’ union. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Perhaps most heroic are those who, upon release, launch social justice organizations that challenge the discrimination formerly incarcerated people face and provide desperately needed support for those newly released from prison. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “I know how to tell my parents without really telling them. If they know the truth about the challenge, I bet they'll drop the lawsuit and release the money.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Partner songs are slightly more challenging to sing in that they use different melodies. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Do you even know what the challenge you are alluding to was?” the man in the grey suit asks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The greatest challenge she faced was finding a course that didn’t duplicate Dr. Claytor’s meticulous tutelage. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Maybe she thinks it makes the Cotswold more authentic, but it makes moving about unnoticed much more of a challenge. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The door was locked, naturally, but it may as well not have been for all the challenge it presented to a kleptomaniac dwarf. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She frowns down at the board and I think she’s going to challenge my word, but she doesn’t. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The toll that Dr. Gazzaley is referring to comes in large part from the challenge of juggling all of his responsibilities. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z When our well-being is threatened, when our illusions about ourselves are challenged, we tend—some of us at least—to fly into murderous rages. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And when you “challenged” and ugly, it pretty much makes no never mind what else you are. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They decided to challenge segregation in the South. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Here, he could not bring himself to challenge the doctrine of the divine creation. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Simpson went stomping out of the wrestling room, something that happened often after a challenge. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He glanced around as if daring any of them to challenge him. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It is this very tension, this sense of uncertainty and challenge, that artists need. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z To say that some place is the worst motel in the country is, of course, to set oneself up for considerable challenge. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Howard challenged the anonymous writer to produce proof of his charges and angrily defied anyone in the room to give him a plausible argument for how the allegations could have been possible. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Enumerating these challenges to Jim Crow doesn’t prove that either Ann Atwater or Durham, North Carolina, was unique in this regard; they were not. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But their argument was challenged by a man named Allan Bakke—a man of the new university, a man ambitious for his future, caught in the furious competition for professional school. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Silence, as Deacon Hurd dared the board to challenge what he knew to be true. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “Evelyn controls the city because she controls the weapons. If we take those weapons away, she won’t have nearly as much power, and she can be challenged.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry! Her Royal Fungus is struggling with the challenge, too. You’re not losing to her yet.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In social studies, James made a big show of looking for another missing item when Mr. Quisling collected the cipher challenge submissions. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She flung the obscenity like a challenge into the outraged silence; then, suddenly breaking away from him, ashamed, ashamed, covered her face with her hands, sobbing. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He was curious and, in his small way, challenging the intruders that had dared to stop in his wild domain. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z To his delight, the suit was accepted as a constitutional challenge to state law and assigned to a three-judge federal panel. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z As an example, let’s say that you challenge me with a distance of one-thousandth of a foot. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z To pass time, some of the girls challenged some of the boys to a basketball game. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Despite the pain in her wrist, the Assassin’s eyes flashed at the challenge. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z As a result, cosmetic diversity, which focuses on providing opportunities to individual members of under-represented groups, both diminishes the possibility that unfair rules will be challenged and legitimates the entire system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But it wasn’t as if Cas was up to the challenge. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z But he had to tell his parents about the challenge without really telling them. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z In fact, in some jurisdictions, individuals may “choose” to go to jail as a way to reduce their debt burdens, a practice that has been challenged as unconstitutional. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “And part of me was like, Maybe I want the challenge. Maybe these very harsh, very tough practices will work.” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I did challenge a rather drunken miner late one evening, but he meekly showed his pass and retired to his hostel. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I catch Lou's eye across the podium and take it as a challenge. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then, to make matters worse, Bradley delivers unexpected challenges to our westward journey. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Do you think if we hadn’t had this challenge, we’d have become friends?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Now, suddenly a whole party of them appeared, and Teddy, the dog, rushed forward roaring out a challenge. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He was asserting his traditional prerogative as a chief and was challenging the authority of the magistrate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “This has been a challenging few days for us all. I beg your continued patience.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z They decided to challenge Alice Paul and to urge her to allow them to march together. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I still get funny looks from the regulars, still get new-guy challenges, but that was something I thrived upon. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z But their leadership voted not to challenge Roosevelt’s order allowing the government to “exclude” people—namely, Nikkei—from “military areas”—namely, the West Coast, where most of the Nikkei lived. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The ship was hundreds of miles off course, heading toward an impossible challenge. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z However, just as Johnny Manuelito had said, what most young men found challenging was easy for us Indians. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It was another fear, a fear that the child, in challenging the white world’s assumptions, was putting himself in the path of destruction. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z If I was going to toy with him and challenge his loyalty, then he’d toy with me, test my integrity. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But Father leaned forward, fixing to rise to the challenge. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But the challenge, he said, had tested his lieutenants. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Billy says we’re to meet tomorrow morning which is Saturday and go out Ballinacurra to see if we can challenge rich Crescent College boys to a proper game, seven a side. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Volpe’s challenge with some of his actors is to get them to project, to come out of themselves and show anger, sadness, joy, bewilderment, dismay—whatever the scene and part demand. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Prince’s teasing was a challenge to Fornatee and Mandela: were they going to cave in to the coach or hang out with their friends? Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z And in my dream, the golden Titan had talked about several more challenges to come, as if Typhon were only the first. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He was fighting mad, looking from face to face, his red head bristling, but no one answered his challenge. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z If this were a story, he would gallop up just as we reached the temple, to challenge Hizdahr for my hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Based on the experience with Darnell, this would be extremely challenging. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The young women wondered if the attention to detail was a subtle challenge. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It took Eleanor a second to realize he was challenging her to a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Since Mr. Belafonte was a dedicated supporter of the Freedom Riders, he challenged us not to talk the talk, but to walk the walk. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She’d proven herself in the tunnels under Rome, beaten a whole series of challenges with only her wits. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “So she offered us a challenge to spend over five million dollars in a month, but we couldn’t tell anyone, and there were about a hundred other rules.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Similarly, black community residents who might have been inspired to challenge aggressive stop-and-frisk policies of a largely white police department may worry about “hurting” a black police chief. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z James and Maddie were both still into the challenge, but Emily figured it was more for the pride of winning their bet than for the homework passes at this point. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He was supposed to just hang out, not basically challenge Hari to a duel. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z In the absence of a massive, grassroots movement directly challenging the racial caste system, Jim Crow might be alive and well today. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The challenges posed by her new pupils put her in mind of one of the more well-known sayings of Agatha Swanburne. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z In social studies, James made a big show of looking for another missing item when Mr. Quisling collected the cipher challenge submissions. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He shouted in challenge, but thankfully he wasn’t looking at Annabeth. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It would hardly have been seemly for someone who had challenged our dictator to suddenly succumb to a nervous attack at the communion rail. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I drifted off, thinking about me and my mother’s old story challenges and wishing we could play another one. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z This concept was the first challenge to the Pythagorean point of view, and the brotherhood tried to keep it secret. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z My lungs were bursting with clean air and my heart was pounding, still I had the nerve to call out a challenge to the Kid. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Another, Marilyn Hall, earned some college money at an audition in which she sang “Lot’s Wife,” a challenging, highly emotive song from Tony Kushner’s Caroline, or Change. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z She may have been only sixteen, but Claudette had more experience than anyone else when it came to challenging Jim Crow on the Montgomery buses. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “In case you forgot,” said Mr. Lemoncello, “Extreme Challenges are extremely challenging and sometimes extremely dangerous.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Who from my old life had challenged me? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was clear at a glance that we were entering a new realm of magnificence and challenge. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z And if we don't win this challenge, I one hundred percent will be. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Percy had challenged him to a contest, and the loser had drunk a deadly vial of gorgon’s blood. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I sit on the curb for fifteen minutes—challenging myself to keep still for that long. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Apart from the occasional night landing, there wasn’t much to the actual flying that Maddie found challenging. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I am up to the challenge of bearing the guilt and the grief, up to facing the difficulties that life has put in my path. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The Spotted Cat proposed to challenge the enemy to send forth a champion to face him in single combat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "That locker room is downright ugly. I like the challenge of making it beautiful. But Rose, if we do this, will you get in trouble?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z If the wrist failed him, then the touch had fled and he would be forced to challenge the tall men who dwelled beneath the basket with swift drives that they would quickly move to intercept. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There was not a goblin around the table who wasn’t thinking about challenging the elf to fight a duel to the death. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z They proved themselves up to the challenge, though. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Well,” he said, “I think this young lady needs to be in a class that will challenge her.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Burnham knew, however, that the fair’s size was just one element of the challenge. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Howard officials decided to challenge the DAR’s restrictive policy, beginning a crucial battle in the campaign to end Jim Crow social practices in the nation’s capital. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z But sobriety on the evening train is a challenge, particularly now, in this heat. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Lizards challenged lizards while people watched, and marine iguanas walked between human feet on their way down the beaches to feed in the sea. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “If we fail to meet this challenge, all other nations will be on notice that despite its overwhelming power the United States, when a real crisis comes, will be found wanting.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z In middle school, some people thought you were mentally challenged. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z These generative forces make themselves felt through the power of an idea long before their organizational forms can openly challenge the establishment. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z This is a challenge—his equivalent of throwing down the gauntlet. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Her brother talking about prioritizing his own interests over hers wasn’t that different from her prioritizing Mr. Griswold’s game over the cipher challenge. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z There was in the air a silent mockery that challenged him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The music education methods of Orff, Dalcroze, Kodály, etc., offer easily implemented solutions to add layers of cognitively challenging musical activities to something as simple as a song. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He suggests that the challenges induced by tectonics–changes in climate, for instance–were an important spur to the development of intelligence. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z During all of this trouble, I maintained my desire for challenge and continued to take the most advanced courses offered at Middleton High School. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing challenged the totality of my personality so much as this pressure of hate and threat that stemmed from the invisible whites. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I think I would even find it quite a satisfying challenge if it weren’t for the noise—and Paul’s wandering hands. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Kemp that racial bias in sentencing, even if shown through credible statistical evidence, could not be challenged under the Fourteenth Amendment in the absence of clear evidence of conscious, discriminatory intent. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Tonight’s homework is a new challenge,” he says. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I gave him a warning glance and he did not challenge our friend’s French-Portuguese-Indian background. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z So he challenged Mary’s numbers, insisting that her calculations were wrong. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z But he resolved to bring theorists and experimentalists into closer contact in the lab, the better to challenge or reinforce one another’s judgments. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She sets me to work “zoning” the Bobbie Brooks knit summer dresses, a task that could serve as an IQ test for the severely cognitively challenged. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z If she hadn't been preoccupied, she would have pulled the book out the bag, read the title, and then challenged me to explain why I had bought it. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He was a man without hobbies except on those occasions when he would challenge his son Ben in some sport. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because if I did, you would be too afraid to accept the challenge.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The show has to start out easy — to give the viewers confidence — and then get progressively harder and harder, challenging the preschoolers more and more, drawing them into the narrative. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z While her travels and sightseeing had been exciting, Stanton had discovered in Lucretia Mott a true mentor and friend, one who challenged her to imagine a world with greater freedom and opportunities for women. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Few voting-age blacks were prepared to challenge the white employers and landowners who held the purse strings in Dallas County. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z They discussed the technical challenges and lack of key materials that had slowed their own bomb-making efforts. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She had never heard of anyone successfully challenging a landlord in Durham before. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I expect her to approach and demand to know why I'm still here, why I challenge her with my stare. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z In those days a compliment to one was a compliment to the other, and cruelty to one was a challenge to the other. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z My friends are worried about me, and Marcus makes a point of challenging me on the combat field every chance he gets. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The Nazgûl screeched and swept away, for their Captain was not yet come to challenge the white fire of his foe. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Fortunately, though taunting was one of Seabiscuit’s greatest pleasures, once he was challenged, the games ended. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It sounded like a challenge, but a pretty halfhearted one, like she was asking it of herself. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Nina spoke Kaelish like a native and loved the challenge of taking on a new identity in every town. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “You don’t have permission to raise your hand. And let me just warn you and your friend,” he said with a glance at Sticky, “it won’t benefit you to challenge a Messenger.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She and Brandon had just solved Parker’s puzzle, only to be presented with a new challenge. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z James wanted to research ciphers for Mr. Quisling’s challenge in order to come up with something super hard for others to break. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Constructing the building, he knew, would be no small challenge. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The final section of this course does include a few challenges that are generally not considered "beginner level" musicianship, but are very useful in just about every field and genre of music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Earlier I mentioned that holding the branches of a tree in memory is one of the two cognitive challenges in parsing a sentence. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z They looked for the next challenge and didn’t look back. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “For this week only, I will allow you to submit a different cipher. But if there is even the slightest suggestion that one of you has cheated, you’ll be disqualified from the challenge completely.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The federal court system has effectively immunized the current system from challenges on the grounds of racial bias, much as earlier systems of control were protected and endorsed by the U.S. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Everybody made their little jokes about my challenge and then Rene took my spot. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The Lost Tribes theory held sway until the nineteenth century, when it was challenged by events. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In fact, Chicago had been trying to tidy itself for some time and had found the challenge monumental. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “I think it strange we were prepared in drastically different ways for the same challenge,” Marco says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was still more foolish to come without an army if he meant to challenge the usurper. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z So for him to say No one desires evil is about more than just challenging the obvious fact that plenty of people desire evil. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z It’s challenging, but not as hard as I was expecting. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Why hadn’t I challenged Leo’s birthday in the first place? Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It has killed many a brave knight who has tried to challenge it. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Whatever dance James Brown called out, the boys from all the sixth-grade classes threw down their Three Musketeers gloves to challenge one another. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z If she was incarcerated, her lawyer could file a writ of habeas corpus, which gives prisoners the right to challenge their imprisonment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Ending slavery was a challenge on the same gigantic scale as these earlier achievements. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I knew this job was going to be challenging, but I don’t think anyone could have prepared me for what I confronted in the classroom. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The challenge was to rig the machines position so that the ball—the Mercury capsule- landed as closely as possible to the navy’s waiting racket. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The planned suborbital flights presented a controlled set of challenges. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The Court ruled unanimously in our favor, deciding that a condemned prisoner could challenge unconstitutional methods of execution by filing a civil rights case. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “I know that, at times, my orders have been challenging. But it will all be over soon. Once the Shetani is dead, you and your brothers will not have to kill anyone else.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The paper, with dozens of tables and arcane symbols to denote traits and variants, was challenging even for statisticians. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In here, anything can be a challenge—even the smallest thing. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But first, they had to wear the wedding dresses or the troll would shut down the challenge. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “You see, Hazel, Otrera has challenged me to a duel. Every Amazon has that right. Tonight at midnight, we’ll battle for the throne.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Isn’t it a little too late for that?” he challenged. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z When this is easy, move on to more challenging keys and larger intervals. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Brown challenged her players by setting an example. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The older boys had taken it as a challenge. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was fun, or at least it was challenging. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Felix couldn't think of an easy way to bring up the money and the challenge. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I listened for his footsteps, ready to bolt if he accepted the challenge. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m back in front of my laptop, faced with a greater challenge: the inscription for my headstone in no more than eight words. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Perhaps the seasonally variable climate at high latitudes poses more diverse challenges than does a seasonally constant tropical climate. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The old man shouted challenges at the pagan spirit world. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed to feel the challenge in my consent. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She responded to the challenge with something like pleasure. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I set a challenge to not only be early—or at least on time—but also having a perfect attendance so I wouldn’t ever feel left behind on material like before. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z If one of the four engines quit, staying airborne was challenging; the failure of two engines was often an emergency. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Granted, they were there because Burr challenged Hamilton, and Hamilton concluded he could not refuse the challenge without staining his honor. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She didn’t pretend to know everything, and she worked really hard at every challenge. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z For weeks now, Duke Perrington had been pushing for a plan to bring more forces into Eyllwe—to crush the rebels so efficiently that they wouldn’t dare challenge Adarlan’s rule again. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Well, my daughter is vegan,” a mom chimes in, glaring up at Fatima like she’s issuing a challenge. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z They challenged the sole Mexican waiter, Salomon Paniagua, a former Mexican army officer who, everyone agreed, looked Greek, to stand with them. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I got challenged when my mamas boyfriend hit my head with a brick. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A few scientists had challenged Meggers’s ideas; Roosevelt excoriated them from top to bottom. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Navigating a busy athletic facility during peak workout hours posed a challenge for the agents on my security detail, but they managed it well. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He saw the gwythaint was wounded by more than thorns; perhaps an eagle had challenged it, for blood flecked its back and a number of feathers had been torn out. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z One person stepped forward to answer the challenge, unquestionably the oldest, probably the wisest, member of the revolutionary generation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z So this box contains every detail of my journey—every challenge, failure, triumph, and success. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z His feet were flipping and he yipped as if challenging some wolf badman in his dreams. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Lily had told me I needed to move on from the kiddie stuff and read something more challenging. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I challenge him, furious but keeping my voice down. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Some sort of challenge or puzzle, one I was almost certain had been created and placed here by Halliday. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The women in attendance were appalled, but no one dared to challenge or contradict the religious leaders. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She answered an ad that Dr. Zamborska had put in The Journal of Genetic Research because she wanted a challenge. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Waitressing jobs aren’t plentiful with the tourist season ending, and I’m looking for fresh challenges anyway. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “It seems indeed a far cry from the aggressive vigor with which the early Friends challenged the evils of their time,” she said. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She recognized a challenge when she saw one. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The opponents of suffrage in Tennessee challenged the vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z His choices of plays have challenged his students, the school, and the still socially conservative community it serves. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z If you pass the challenge, your reward will be great. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z I figured out pretty quickly that a lot of the kids at my new school had learning challenges or behavior issues, which is why the classes were kept small. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z This assumption challenged everything physicists had assumed about the motion of objects. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Shultz challenged Dunnan: “Do you feel, sir, that you would have been willing to go to trial with a juror whose state of mind was the same as yours?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She wanted to understand exactly how challenging a student I might be. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z But still, his father was a father and he was standing there, challenging us. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z She earns high marks on each challenge Du Barry assigns. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Her unkempt ways, a challenge to his increasingly minimalist taste, charm him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It had challenge in it, and defiance, and excitement. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Raising his small red head high in the air, he bawled his challenge to the devil cat. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry! Her Royal Fungus is struggling with the challenge, too. You’re not losing to her yet.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In her picture she stood barefoot, challenging the camera with an icy stare. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He ended the game with a drive down the right side and a behind-the-back pass to Art when Art’s man moved over to challenge him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I suspect calling it a challenge or a game is not entirely accurate. I’ve come to think of it more as a dual exhibition. What else do I get to see on my tour?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He has to be willing to fight in response to even the slightest challenge to his reputation—and that’s what a “culture of honor” means. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The challenge was, how to make copies when the documents were constantly under guard? Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “It’s just a very challenging plane geometry problem. How do we find ‘X’ without knowing ‘A’? I may need to ask an expert for help.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Matthias had called the cliffs unscalable, and Inej had to admit that they would present a challenge even for the Wraith. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then he’d enrolled me in two more challenging courses—college algebra, which terrified me, and biology, which didn’t but only because I didn’t know what it was. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Now that the perimeter was finished, adding pieces was a challenge. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z At times the scenes he saw challenged his vision of Jackson Park, at other times they affirmed it. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Everywhere you turn, hierarchies are being challenged from below or are transforming themselves from top- down structures into more horizontal and collaborative ones. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z James and Maddie were both still into the challenge, but Emily figured it was more for the pride of winning their bet than for the homework passes at this point. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Others argued that Denmark needed a more warlike king to challenge Norway, which stood poised to strike our leaderless state. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He inquires as to when what is referred to only as his challenge will begin. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I challenged the giggly girl with curls like hiccups, who whispered it to me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I challenged my enemy to another fight, but he would not respond. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nonsense, the public setting is half the fun! It brings in so many restrictions, so many challenging parameters to work around.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Before the Thunderhead, governments had constitutions and massive tomes of laws—yet even then, they were forever debated and challenged and manipulated. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Other cities sometimes pose a challenge. And sometimes those few people who live outside the cities can make trouble.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z If Farmer ever said anything cryptic and Ophelia challenged him, she noticed that he stopped being so forthcoming. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Until then, neither of the detectives had challenged any part of Smith’s statement. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z They have special expertise and contribute to a range of challenging disciplinary areas. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The other group was going to challenge Jiang Xi-wen, an unpleasant woman who lived in a house behind the school yard. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “By the way,” said Dr. Zinchenko, “to make this game more challenging, we have temporarily covered up all the call numbers on the spines of the books in the bins.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Asked to pose for posterity, he chose to go out hurling it a challenge. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z We were all trying to work through our own challenges. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He waited for someone to challenge his right to walk there, but no one did. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Isn’t the answer not to challenge the system but to try to avoid it? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z For outsiders, it was the sheer size of the exposition that made it seem such an impossible challenge. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Unlike his wife, she had reminded him of its intellectual challenges. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Compared with the challenges that faced Booth and Powell, Atzerodt had the easiest job of all. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt more determined to recruit staff and obtain resources to meet the growing challenges of providing legal assistance to condemned people. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As befit the man who had challenged Ernest Rutherford’s disparagement of atomic power as “moonshine” back in 1933, Ernest Lawrence’s first instinct was to take the news of fission as vindication. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We just need the jury to know we're challenging this guy. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z The challenge was delivered to Newton at four p.m. on January 29, 1697. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Before moving, Terryl faced her biggest challenge yet, the one that most terrified her. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z These women of courage take on new challenges and adventures. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Ann secretly took notes and fed the information to Fuller and others, who used it to challenge the city about these closed-door hearings. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It was also unusual to find teachers who demanded from students their very best, who refused to succumb to the notion that there was no reason to challenge them because they simply didn’t care. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He had excelled at Franklin, but he never really felt challenged by his teachers. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Matching ability with assignments was only part of the challenge. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z We decided to challenge the State's case and the way the jury had been selected. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z To stay in shape, but also for the nature-connectedness-science-y beauty all around outside and for the overachiever challenge of distance. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Many lives were saved, but months passed before anyone felt the worst was over; protecting property, restoring sanitation facilities, building temporary shelters, and supplying food and clean water were constant challenges. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Conquering the circumciser’s knife made me feel that I could conquer all the challenges that would ever come my way. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z I can picture the Georgia housewives shuddering at the Communist challenge, quickly turning the page on that black devil Lumumba with the pointed chin. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There was one time she finished a cookie challenge early, and another baker, Tessa, was running behind. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z It was unlike anything that had been turned in for the challenge so far, and unlike anything she and James had talked about cipher-wise. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In court, the racial bias was challenged again. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z When Secretary Riley told my students “everybody deserves a college education,” I interpreted it as a personal challenge to make sure that all the Freedom Writers would go to college. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The second one would be more challenging, I realized, but not too difficult. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The viewfinder sought each line in Abay’s and Dada’s faces, which told the tale of the life they had led, filled with joy, pain, challenge, and triumph. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Cobb is required to challenge anyone entering or exiting Washington, but the truth is that, since the war is almost over, the formal restrictions on crossing the bridge after curfew have ended. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I shook my head in disbelief as Abiyoyo roared another challenge. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z How does some music, such as rap, challenge our original notions of speech and music by integrating speech as part of the music? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He had barricaded the most fragile of his convictions—that purely hereditary influences could explain such patterns of accomplishment—from any scientific challenge. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z If I don't acknowledge It, will they think I'm just not able to confront difficulty, challenge, hurdles, this absolute nightmare? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z We talked about our challenges and how we were trying to find our place in the world. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Matthew Wood sat scowling, his keen mind challenging and weighing each new thought. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z His sense of purpose seemed like an unwitting challenge to my own. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “As a chicken, thinking clearly becomes an exhausting challenge. My mind was in a haze. To interact with you like a person, even for a moment, required tremendous concentration.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z My immobility must have seemed a challenge to him, for he pulled his gun. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I was learning from books what my father had learned by doing, but we worked together to master challenges of converting metric measurements to the equivalents in inches, feet, and yards. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “That will be a whole other type of challenge. But we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The demigods backed toward the water, shouting insults about ballet—which was kind of a challenge, as Percy didn’t know much about it. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We shall see, however, that over the years this basic pattern went through ever more severe crises that challenged its ability to survive. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “You should be mad at me. It was stupid to pass the note in the first place. At least this cipher challenge sounds cool.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The Minister of Justice ruled the case accidental—her private doctor confirmed she'd had health challenges before having beauty work done. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z In how many ways would my authority be challenged inside the prison? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We took turns challenging each other to cello duels, each trying to out-crazy-play the other. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Her life is challenging enough without throwing a goodbye into things. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I’d just imagined the excitement of jumping great hedges, the challenge of trying to keep up with the best riders, and the thrilling sound of the hunting horn. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z He leaned back against his cushions and scowled at her, as if challenging her to dispute his version of events. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The assault on the summit must wait while the three boys accepted this challenge. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Shouldn’t the focus be on improving ourselves, rather than challenging a biased system? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z This is a little more challenging because they have to keep control of their bodies, voices, and a ball. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Annabeth recognized something else in her face, too—in the hard set of her mouth and the deliberate way she raised her chin like she was ready to accept any challenge. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Julie speaks with the air of someone who isn’t accustomed to being challenged. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He looked all his students in the eye, like he was challenging them to a fight. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z While exciting and very gratifying, the Supreme Court rulings on juveniles created all sorts of new challenges for us. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Cari hesitated a moment longer, waiting in case Naomi might respond to her challenge. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The padlock was no problem at all, but the door presented more of a challenge. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “One must live,” she repeated, defiant, challenging, sensing reproach where none could be; for it is very true, one must live. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I held my little brother’s hand, and he told me about school and challenged me to a soccer game later in the evening. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Somehow he found that he didn’t care anymore that Natalie had been a Lip Gloss Girl in charge of everything at school, and nobody ever challenged her. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z This would be Janice’s first time in an integrated setting—her first time away from her hometown, in fact—but Mary believed she would be up for the challenge and find it an invaluable experience. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z And the postwar reign of the automobile proceeded without much further challenge. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z The general public had little voice in matters of art and therefore could not challenge the judgment of the expert few. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Caden, I have fer you a challenge,” the captain says, “to prove whether or not you have the mettle for the mission.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He was the Galilei Galileo of music, challenging the status quo. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “In light of all the political fuss that’s going on, I think my presence on the team challenges those misconceptions that people have about who a Muslim woman is and can be.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z As they went their separate ways that night, Houseman hoped the challenge of the role would appeal to Welles. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “Are you challenging me? Because pretty much all I do when I’m at home is play video games. I’m like a professional video-game player.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Every challenge I’ve faced, it's been What would Martin do? and I could never come up with a real answer. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “In truth, it’s a challenge. Here’s a pencil.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Conservatives challenge the legitimacy of group rights or race consciousness and argue that the best empowerment strategy is entrepreneurship and individual initiative. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Rather they were thoughtful challenges to conscience and faith that asked as many questions as they provided answers. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z There was no sign of enemies nor of any challenge. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It’s as if Hideo were offering me pity money, an easy out if I don’t feel up to the challenge of his bounty. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The same gesture it had made before: a greeting or a challenge. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As the dim, humid space filled with booing and shouts of triumph, Frankie met my gaze again and challenged me with a smirk. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I played my way farther out into the world, vast cavern aboveground, cautiously darting from tree to tree challenging the terrible forces of night on tiptoe. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Sarai’s words were simple enough, but they challenged the basic tenet of their lives: that they had an enemy. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z If Root was as intellectually challenged as he looked, it was quite possible the entire scheme would collapse around his ears. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Down in the national news section, there’s an article on a new pill, the “Valium” they’re calling it, “to help women cope with everyday challenges.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Oliver and Angie were constantly challenging each other to one-on-one basketball games, and it had to be said that Angie was so good, the boys’ basketball team begged her to play for them. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “We were going to work on Mr. Quisling’s challenge, remember?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In public, Washington railed against court challenges to Jim Crow laws. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I very quickly discover that Nathan’s parents are a very nice couple who make it very clear that their niceness shouldn’t be challenged or pressed. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z It was nothing at all like the sort of thing they taught you in elementary school gym classes; instead, it was a move that, like much of breakdancing, challenged the basic rules of gravity. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The South was a well-bred, well- mannered, highly educated man challenging you to a duel. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She holds the pool cue out, the tip of it touching my chest, her full eyebrows rising in challenge. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I want to be a part of something that works, no matter what the challenge. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Pass the pattern: A more challenging version of this is to have students form two straight lines. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Running the tunnels during the war presented yet another logistical challenge, as the local power company rationed electricity. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “The main applications I get from it are twofold. One is friendship, and the second one is loyalty. “We’ve got a big challenge ahead of us tomorrow night. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In other words, if he did not answer Burr’s challenge, he would be repudiating his well-known convictions, and in so doing, he would lose the respect of those political colleagues on whom his reputation depended. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I saw them as games, saw myself as being in a contest against a mythical adversary, and welcomed the challenge. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “You have heard bits and pieces, I don’t doubt. I will tell you the truth of her. Though I fear I may not be equal to the challenge.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z To meet this challenge, America's intelligence agencies had few resources and only a handful of agents at their disposal. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z But no one dared to challenge Reb Saunders’ tacit transference of power to his younger son. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The moment any authority figure challenged Cade's control over things, the game was on. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Katz selected a top bunk and set about the long challenge of trying to get into it. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He challenged me with the line that had pushed Phelan to action on the flats. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On Wednesday, almost the entire social studies class submitted ciphers for Mr. Quisling’s challenge. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The presence of so many scientists in the suit, many of them from top institutions, challenges the standard argument that ruling against biological patents would interfere with scientific progress. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z We sent photographs of humans from all over the world caring for one another, learning, fabricating tools and art and responding to challenges. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, for unlike our father, Adam, I would challenge you and say, ‘Show me the serpent’ and you would not be able to produce him.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z They advanced now slowly, expecting at every hour some answer to their challenge, and they drew together, since it was but waste of men to send out scouts or small parties from the main host. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The captain fiddles with his beard, then says, “She protects us from the challenges we will face before we reach our destination. The monsters toward which we sail.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z And so did Goddard, even if he wouldn’t admit it aloud—for why would Goddard set this challenge before him if he didn’t believe Rowan would rise to it? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The legal question was whether condemned prisoners could file civil rights actions to challenge arguably unconstitutional methods of execution. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z That was huge for a girl who loved a challenge as much as I did. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She hadn’t helped him with the cipher challenge at all. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z School hallways are a challenge—too many people going too many directions, like a crowded intersection. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z His scientists were wrestling with the challenge of building a plutonium bomb. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z We passed other boats and ships of small draught, but all avoided challenge for fear of tampering with privateers. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “She hates me, mate. I mean, straight up, hates the Casanova. But I’m going to wear her down. It’s my mission. It’s like my old man says: ‘There’s nothing more exciting than a challenging woman.’ Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The principal challenge to preformation was the idea that something had to happen during embryogenesis that led to the formation of entirely new parts in the embryo. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Modulations can make harmonic analysis much more challenging, so try to become comfortable analyzing easier pieces before tackling pieces with modulations. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Divergence tests are every bit as challenging as convergence tests, and if you don’t believe that, I encourage you to pause and try the brick-and-blanket test right now. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z In any society built on institutionalized racism, race-mixing doesn’t merely challenge the system as unjust, it reveals the system as unsustainable and incoherent. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I’ve been trying to pick stories they can relate to and then challenge them to bring the story to life. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Over time these challenges to authority tended to diminish. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Prosecutors are free to “load up” defendants with extra charges, and their decisions cannot be challenged for racial bias. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “You said Alexander’s student won the last challenge, what happened to him?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I thought your Saints would appreciate the challenge.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He learns how to receive a purely literate education, one using only a small part of the personality and challenging only a limited area of his being. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Then anger surged over him, and he ran about his master’s body in a rage, stabbing the air, and smiting the stones, and shouting challenges. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Some considered the federal amendment a challenge to states’ rights to make their own choices and laws, and others worried that expanding African American suffrage to include women could threaten white political control. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z My first challenge is to pass between the craters Rutherford and Trouvelot. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He left a note explaining that he didn't realize how challenging it would be for him to live in Alabama. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "Gods, he's only a little boy, helpless, sleeping . . ." Catelyn gave her firstborn a challenging look. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z While modern classical music had its challenges, older music was encountering its own difficulties in the twentieth century, despite - or indeed because of - an explosion in recordings in the 1960s. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He stood with his arms out, like a challenged bird, and he kept moving around in jerky little circles, bent forward, peering at everything, at the tree, at the woods around, up into my eyes. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I could have challenged Ruth, told her she was twisting things, that even if I might have laughed, it wasn’t in the way she was implying. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He challenged everyone who passed, whether going in or coming out, demanding to know his business. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z It was a different kind of music than I’d played before, challenging, and strangely invigorating. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As an organizer, he’d spent weeks and months listening to poor people describe their challenges. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It also set the stage for a formidable, arguably unprecedented, challenge to the human brain, one that was often unseen and widely underestimated. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z You might even profit from this by challenging someone to choose whatever die he or she wanted, and you could then choose a die which would beat it two- thirds of the time. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In the opinion of Dr. Satten and his colleagues, Andrews’ crime amounted to such an undebatable example of diminished responsibility that the case offered an ideal chance to challenge the M’Naghten Rule in Kansas courts. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Living in Steve's small Grant Park duplex allowed me to question him nonstop about the complex issues and challenges our cases and clients presented. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “By the end of the meeting,” Haldeman remembered, “Nixon was as angry as his foreign affairs chief. The thought that an alleged weirdo was blatantly challenging the president infuriated him.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z As in prior wars, this one presented scientists with the challenge of helping soldiers and their commanders figure out how to take advantage of technology rather than be overwhelmed by it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z My relative, Chief Mdingi, suggested the name Zenani, which means “What have you brought to the world?” — a poetic name that embodies a challenge, suggesting that one must contribute something to society. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His was a face full of challenge and bravado. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “I think it would be extra challenging for you, but I don’t think it’s impossible, not with robotic arms and all that.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z |
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