hurdle

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Chatterjee wrote that Corning stock’s current valuation “creates a challenging execution hurdle relative to the earnings expectation now being embedded by the buyside to justify such a lofty premium.”

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

A major hurdle in developing these treatments has been identifying antibodies that can stop EBV without triggering an immune reaction against the therapy itself, which often happens when antibodies come from non-human sources.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

However, the higher listing hurdle to clear is the one disclosed in early March, that it needed to get its stock back above $1.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

One hurdle for Western officials has been the difficulty of proving a captain acted on orders from Beijing or Moscow, particularly since many ships involved are flagged under third countries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

After a number of strides, Achilles would be taking tiny steps that can’t get any smaller; eventually he would have to hurdle an atom that the tortoise doesn’t.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife