awkward situation
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That’s the potentially awkward situation UPS CEO Carol Tomé faced when she examined the company’s business with Amazon, she recalled on the latest episode of WSJ Leadership Institute Presents: Leaders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Current and former LSU coaches have scrambled to explain how and why the awkward situation unfolded as it did.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The dispute between the government and Anthropic has put Palantir in an awkward situation.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
A silent protest had been planned too, which would have seen locals turn their back on the American visitors - a potentially publicly awkward situation and poor optics for Mrs Vance.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2025
Each step groaned and creaked under his weight; he might’ve stopped for fear of falling through the old wood if he weren’t leaving such an awkward situation below.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
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