awkward situation
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Current and former LSU coaches have scrambled to explain how and why the awkward situation unfolded as it did.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
This year’s race at Ferrari’s home in Monza could present an awkward situation for Italian F1 devotees: Ferrari or Kimi?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
The dispute between the government and Anthropic has put Palantir in an awkward situation.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
A silent protest had been planned too, which would have seen locals turn their back on the American visitors - a potentially publicly awkward situation and poor optics for Mrs Vance.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2025
It was an awkward situation, to say the least.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
