dilemma
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This poses a haunting dilemma for those in the capital.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 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
I remember your cleaning dilemma all too well.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 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
That expectation seems unreasonable, yet the dilemma for racial justice advocates is a real one.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
“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
And those two decisions in central defence and on the left-side of England's attack look to be the biggest dilemmas facing Tuchel.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 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
Students are encouraged to consider social problems and responses to ‘practical’ dilemmas in a modern world through which angels and devils no longer dance.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
Vocabulary lists containing dilemma
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