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, Ren believes subsea facilities may find a role.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
The football was only one of the hurdles toward authenticity, though.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
The challenges are enormous, the hurdles daunting, the giants advantaged—but that’s what makes the opportunity so electric.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
So are the hurdles of getting the water out and puzzling over who owns it, who uses it and how to extract it without undue harm to nature.
—Rodrique Ngowi, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
The football was only one of the hurdles toward authenticity, though.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
The challenges are enormous, the hurdles daunting, the giants advantaged—but that’s what makes the opportunity so electric.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
So are the hurdles of getting the water out and puzzling over who owns it, who uses it and how to extract it without undue harm to nature.
—Rodrique Ngowi, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the hurdles
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“The hurdles.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20hurdles. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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