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conundrum

[kuh-nuhn-druhm] / kəˈnʌn drəm /


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It is a moral conundrum that can have no resolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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

And while so many people out there would love to find themselves with an extra $21,000, I understand your conundrum.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Kotlikoff’s post, containing Hassett’s apology, outlined the conundrum that Hassett’s comments raised.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

You will recall the cosmological conundrum with which we ended the first chapter–that the Big Bang created lots of light gases but no heavy elements.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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