awkward situation

"The main thing is that the set of decisions that led to us being in that awkward situation at the beginning of the year are the same set of decisions that led us to where we are today, which is making sure we're challenging everything in the status quo, making sure we are developing the car at a scale we haven't done previously," Vowles said.

Their decisions to seek different offices avoided a potentially bruising battle and an awkward situation for their political advisors, who represented both candidates.

According to Pruitt, Omarosa attacked several of their teammates in support of her "brother" Jackson, and Kepcher observed that the latter handled the awkward situation with "grace."

All of this leaves Mr Xi in an awkward situation.

Curran said the university didn’t want to put outside guests in an “awkward situation” where they would feel pressured to speak out about Tabassum or take sides in the Israel-Hamas war.