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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Some of the hurdles were overcome in 2020 when the bloc announced a plan to issue up to 750 billion euros in joint debt to help fund the recovery from the Covid pandemic.
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New York Times, 26 July 2025
Anything that can be done to simplify the transition from Windows 10 to newer PCs has to be welcomed as removing one of the hurdles stopping millions of users acting.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Several recent surveys show both vulnerabilities in Hochul's support and the hurdles Lawler would face in a statewide contest.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
The church’s sprawling geographic reach poses just one of the hurdles ahead in his duties as president, especially with today’s political polarization and national allegiances, Köhler said in an interview with The Associated Press.
—Luis Andres Henao, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
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New York Times, 26 July 2025
Anything that can be done to simplify the transition from Windows 10 to newer PCs has to be welcomed as removing one of the hurdles stopping millions of users acting.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Several recent surveys show both vulnerabilities in Hochul's support and the hurdles Lawler would face in a statewide contest.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
The church’s sprawling geographic reach poses just one of the hurdles ahead in his duties as president, especially with today’s political polarization and national allegiances, Köhler said in an interview with The Associated Press.
—Luis Andres Henao, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
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