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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Frank Mora, former US Ambassador at the organization of American states OAS who has studied how a possible US invasion could unfold and the hurdles the US military faces in deposing Maduro, said the US could topple the Venezuelan leader easily but keeping the peace is another matter.
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Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
One of the hurdles in tackling the epidemic has been a global shortage of radiologists to diagnose this bacterial infection that usually affects the lungs.
—NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Despite the hurdles, the rapid, detailed data SKATE provides is welcome.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Nov. 2025
If Wall Street can get through those talks, and past all the hurdles of the coming week, many investors expect the bullish underpinnings of the market will resume their control.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
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Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
One of the hurdles in tackling the epidemic has been a global shortage of radiologists to diagnose this bacterial infection that usually affects the lungs.
—NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Despite the hurdles, the rapid, detailed data SKATE provides is welcome.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Nov. 2025
If Wall Street can get through those talks, and past all the hurdles of the coming week, many investors expect the bullish underpinnings of the market will resume their control.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 24 Oct. 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 19 Nov. 2025.
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