dilemma
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The dilemma was partly captured in questions posed Tuesday by school board members Nick Melvoin and Rocio Rivas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
However, the AI race and China's advances in the field create "the toughest dilemma" regarding whether or not to slow down AI development, he noted on CBS on Sunday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
Ironically, applying them to my dilemma made it easier to understand how two sides could leave the same room with entirely different perceptions of what had occurred.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The actress Busy Philipps has now given that dilemma a famous face.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
He was sympathetic to my dilemma, acknowledged the risks I would be taking if I played, but in his opinion thought that I should go ahead and play because the advantages outweighed the risks.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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For many brands, these dilemmas are likely to loom ever larger as consumers continue gravitating to private-label products.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
She enjoys doing drop-off and pickup, using the commute time to help her daughter navigate the kinds of human dilemmas she does professionally, while her house manager tackles dinner prep at home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The novel, like Boyagoda himself, is often very funny—even as the dilemmas its characters face read as tragedy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
A Prudie reader has some wise words for how to navigate that situation—and readers of the column weigh in on a variety of other dilemmas, too.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
For William, who liked to be aboveboard in everything, this posed ethical dilemmas.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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