predicament
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Its predicament speaks to the intense competition that defines the race for AI supremacy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
In the course of a whirlwind four weeks, every wing of the parliamentary Labour Party has anointed him as the only person able to reverse their electoral predicament.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The scene underscores Siebel Newsom’s predicament as her husband positions himself as Trump’s chief antagonist and prepares for a possible 2028 White House run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Perhaps one man writing it leads to other men identifying with the individual’s predicament and following up with a letter of their own.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
I discovered another reason for Mr. Terupt’s predicament the day Anna and Danielle and I were on the swings—a reason bigger than simply getting Danielle over to Anna’s house.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
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Just as Murrin was trying to get the Supreme Court’s attention, the top Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the Senate Finance Committee unveiled a bill to fix predicaments like the one Murrin faced.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
There's plenty of evidence from his own track record that he won't give up - but history is less on his side when it comes to governments in predicaments like this.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Some faced worse storage predicaments than I did.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
When you’re barely making ends meet, you can only wish to be any degree well-off and, therefore, be open to watching why that life comes with its predicaments, mainly having to do with ego.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025
At least the heat had less bite and the humidity had dropped to tolerable levels, so I was able to hang out on the sidewalk and think about all my predicaments.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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