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conundrum

[kuh-nuhn-druhm] / kəˈnʌn drəm /


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If we had no taxes, this would raise an obvious conundrum: How would we pay for government?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

To do that, they need to solve a conundrum: Car-size batteries are expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Perhaps the biggest conundrum the head coach has been left with after this camp is up front.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

"Until recently, while stellar rotation was thought to be part of solving this conundrum, limited computing abilities prevented us from quantitatively testing the hypothesis," says Falk Herwig, principal investigator and director of ARC.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

Here is the conundrum: by the time most people pick up a parenting book, it is far too late.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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