predicament
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A people without history, without context, who lack the means to understand their predicament or the tools to resist it, are easy prey for authoritarians.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
It’s worth mentioning that your exact predicament is probably going to be fairly common this summer.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
They argue that there’s no way out of this methodological predicament; the future effects of climate change are irreducibly uncertain, and could be small or large.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
The canceled dinner created a predicament for MS NOW and NBC News, which both planned lavish after-parties late Saturday evening.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
This predicament was made worse for Hoover when Maytag abruptly abandoned ship and seized Penelope as his partner.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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