dilemma
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Now their country, which is lower than sea level, finds itself, in an era of global warming, facing a dilemma: how to retain water while protecting themselves from it?
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
"Retailers face the dilemma of supporting British farmers, but also making sure that we, as customers, have what we expect to buy when we go in the shop," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
And so your wife’s dilemma is a fortunate one.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Like a lazy Susan, today’s youth seem to be coming full circle to young Tony’s dilemma.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
It was a real dilemma: What do you do?
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
A Prudie reader has some wise words for how to navigate that situation—and readers of the column weigh in on a variety of other dilemmas, too.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Sisters of the Midnight Sun” addresses the ethical dilemmas involved in criminal defense when the crimes are particularly heinous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
By the end, screenwriter Ana Nogueira tees up some compelling moral dilemmas about the ethics of revenge, but Gillespie’s direction fails to entertain them with the weight they deserve.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
These dilemmas that these people in the industry are going through, I wonder if you and I, if we were in that same position, how we would do it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
These were the dilemmas that kept me up at night.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
Vocabulary lists containing dilemma
In a Pickle: Words for When You're in Trouble
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