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
The dispute between the government and Anthropic has put Palantir in an awkward situation.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
For the Bank of Japan, soaring energy costs avoid the awkward situation of having to defend further rate hikes at a time when headline inflation is below the 2% target, said Capital Economics’ Marcel Thieliant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
"It was a very awkward situation for me."
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2025
It was an awkward situation, to say the least.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
