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quandary

[kwon-duh-ree, -dree] / ˈkwɒn də ri, -dri /


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That’s the quandary faced by 49,000 residents living on the California side of Lake Tahoe, mostly in the city of South Lake Tahoe.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

OpenAI has been trying to build up its Claude Code competitor, Codex, and sees a window of opportunity in Anthropic’s quandary.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2026

Valerie’s quandary seems much plainer in that her show’s success would be a death sentence for entertainment creatives.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Powell’s concern involves a quandary that the Labor Department faces when measuring hiring: how to judge the number of jobs added or destroyed when new businesses are created or close down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Prolix, quartz, quandary, sylpb, rhythm, all the old tricks with consonants I could dream up or remember.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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