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Term: run up against

Definition: to encounter or come into contact with a difficulty, obstacle, or challenge

Examples:

• She ran up against a language barrier while traveling in a foreign country.
• The company's expansion plans ran up against opposition from local residents.
• Our project team is running up against a tight deadline.
• He always seems to run up against the same problems in his professional life.

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