dilemma

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“The court’s left with this dilemma that I have not faced in my entire time on the bench and I don’t take it lightly,” Birotte said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Inside the army, commercial exports of weapons at a time of war present an ethical dilemma.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

There lies the nub of the dilemma for Qatar and the five other Gulf states facing the brunt of the backlash from a war they tried to avert through diplomacy.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

In the past the dilemma was confined to the right.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The Vanderbeeker kids spent the next few hours agonizing over the Beiderman dilemma.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser