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predicament

[pri-dik-uh-muhnt, pred-i-kuh-muhnt] / prɪˈdɪk ə mənt, ˈprɛd ɪ kə mənt /


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Their fate isn’t nearly as interesting as their predicament.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

The methods they produced—careful, adversarial, institutionally embedded, historically tested—are, for that very reason, more directly relevant to our current predicament than any amount of algorithmic benchmarking.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Punch's predicament sparked huge interest online, spawning a devoted fanbase under the hashtag #HangInTherePunch.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

How would Tatiana Maslany, left, and Jake Johnson have handled the predicament Paula finds herself in?

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

During that summer, as the temperature climbed, Milton tried to come to grips with the predicament he found himself in.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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