dilemma
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SpaceX’s position creates a classic prisoner’s dilemma among the big carriers, noted Julie Zhu, a senior research associate at MoffettNathanson.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026
A dilemma for the EU is how to avoid different age limits across 27 countries.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Holly Elmore had a dilemma on her hands: What to do about Sam Kirchner’s demands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
But replacing the traditional gift list with bank transfer details, can leave guests with a new etiquette dilemma: how much are you expected to give?
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The classic Upper West Side dilemma: when your heart says Levain, but your lazy ass remembers there’s a candy bowl next to the coffeepot.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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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
Besides, D.C. could even offer the DNC a solution to what is otherwise sure to be a process full of hideous legal and political dilemmas.
From Slate ● May 26, 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
The arguments playing out in Moerdijk echo wider dilemmas across the Netherlands.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
There is an extensive literature on the subject of prisoner’s dilemmas.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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