dilemma
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Your deck dilemma provides an opportunity to explore other financial questions.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
This is a true dilemma — and it’s one that couldn’t happen to a more deserving network.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
But that same structure now presents a dilemma.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
It is often the dilemma facing an England head coach.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
A dilemma at its mildest will disorder half its relays; and at its worst it will burn out every positronic brain path past repair.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
Watch your favorite trio give dilemmas like these the thoughtful, hilarious consideration they deserve, then challenge them with your own conundrums.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
You sound overwhelmed by practical, existential, moral and medical dilemmas.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
That’s what came to mind as I read Eric Sondheimer’s “Bible” dealing with the ethical dilemmas and tough calls in high school sports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
One of them, whom we are calling Tracy, describes the dilemmas she and her colleagues face daily, balancing giving families time to get through a crisis, against the risk of failing to intervene.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
There is an extensive literature on the subject of prisoner’s dilemmas.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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