dilemma
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But a big dilemma for artists is that fans feel like art needs to be accessible and valued as such, and tickets should be priced below what their value is to be fair.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
"The dilemma is impossible not to imagine in your own relationship, it makes you think about what would you do in her position as it's a terrifying, nightmare scenario."
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
SpaceX could use strategies such as the prisoner’s dilemma, approaching one wireless company to force others to the table.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
A poll by the consultancy Portland Communications of 2,042 people suggests the public echo that dilemma.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Whether we’re businessmen in a competitive market or spouses in a marriage or superpowers in an arms race, our choices can often be phrased in terms of the prisoner’s dilemma.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Vocabulary lists containing dilemma
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