dilemma
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Like a lazy Susan, today’s youth seem to be coming full circle to young Tony’s dilemma.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
To escape this “mowing the lawn” dilemma, the country, and specifically the Bank of Japan 8301 -3.11%decrease; down pointing triangle , has to address the root causes of yen weakness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
In fact, I expect to get an email or two about the seriousness of your financial dilemma, perhaps with allegations of humblebragging.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
How do Manchester City manage the Rodri dilemma?
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
If some celebrity endorses a brand of dog food, or some cabdriver disapproves of the mayor’s handling of a dilemma, there’s obviously no reason to accord statistical significance to these personal expressions.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
By the end, screenwriter Ana Nogueira tees up some compelling moral dilemmas about the ethics of revenge, but Gillespie’s direction fails to entertain them with the weight they deserve.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
The second difference was the manner in which the team looked to solve tactical dilemmas.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Besides, D.C. could even offer the DNC a solution to what is otherwise sure to be a process full of hideous legal and political dilemmas.
From Slate ● May 26, 2026
These dilemmas that these people in the industry are going through, I wonder if you and I, if we were in that same position, how we would do it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
The children continued to discuss how to best go about returning to their old habits, and pondered the ethical dilemmas that might pop up.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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