conundrum
Example Sentences
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At 33, I’m confronted with this conundrum — a massive group wants to travel somewhere and doesn’t know how to handle food costs — at least once a year.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
The Fed’s federalist structure, with a dozen regional central banks, resolved a conundrum that had haunted America since its founding.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Perhaps the biggest conundrum the head coach has been left with after this camp is up front.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
"Until recently, while stellar rotation was thought to be part of solving this conundrum, limited computing abilities prevented us from quantitatively testing the hypothesis," says Falk Herwig, principal investigator and director of ARC.
From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026
The puzzlement in having to make sense of this abstract philosophical conundrum mingles with the poignancy of having to come to terms with the loss of someone we love.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing conundrum
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