the hurdles
plural noun
: a race in which runners must jump over a series of barriers (called hurdles)
He won a medal in the high hurdles.
The hurdles is his best event.
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Despite the hurdles that must be overcome, many experts are pretty jazzed about the possibility of a lunar nuclear reactor.
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Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
One of the hurdles Kennedy and his team encounter each year is constructing a weather-suitable schedule when there aren’t enough viable tracks in warm-weather locations.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 8 May 2026
With the settlement, Lively already met one of the hurdles to recover damages from Baldoni after the court last year dismissed his defamation claims.
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Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
One of the hurdles Kennedy and his team encounter each year is constructing a weather-suitable schedule when there aren’t enough viable tracks in warm-weather locations.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 8 May 2026
With the settlement, Lively already met one of the hurdles to recover damages from Baldoni after the court last year dismissed his defamation claims.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
In his filing, Eaton acknowledged some of the hurdles businesses faced in navigating the tariff refund process.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 1 May 2026
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“The hurdles.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20hurdles. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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