Hobson's choice

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Former acting Solicitor General Neal Kaytal said the ex-president will face a "Hobson's choice" to either answer questions or invoke his Fifth Amendment rights.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2023

They are caught off guard by the sudden change, and then face a Hobson’s choice — a choice where only one option is realistically feasible.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2023

And we know it’s not really a Hobson’s choice, but it made us laugh anyway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 3, 2016

But given the Hobson's choice to continue prohibition, our board instead chose to favor it.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2015

Coming in the middle of the winter, it was naturally Hobson's choice as regarded the bedrooms.

From Seen and Unseen by Bates, E. Katharine