dilemma
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A retired California couple in their 70s has a dilemma: Do they pay off a mortgage that has a fixed rate of just 2.5% or build up their savings?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
For Dagher, repeatedly facing her 5-year-old’s grocery-store requests prompted a dilemma over whether small treats teach bad money habits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
"There's a real dilemma," said Prof Alan Woodward from Surrey University.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Quentin Fottrell confronts one 60-year-old reader’s dilemma: He wants to retire, and his wife says the couple can’t afford it.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
It was a real dilemma: What do you do?
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
Mayors in other big cities have faced similar dilemmas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Another says, "He never spouts empty, feel-good platitudes; instead, he crouches down to face real-life dilemmas alongside us."
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
For many brands, these dilemmas are likely to loom ever larger as consumers continue gravitating to private-label products.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
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
I would never complain in public about my fashion dilemmas, but I felt perfectly okay pouring out my frustrations to my brother on one of our regular weekly phone calls.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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