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dilemma

[dih-lem-uh] / dɪˈlɛm ə /


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This astounding dilemma is brought to you by the Angels, and their combination of a consistent focus on affordability and a consistently bad team.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 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

The dilemma has opened the way for once-unthinkable ideas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

A dilemma for the EU is how to avoid different age limits across 27 countries.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

I’m not sure whether to invite her in or close the door while I change, but she solves this dilemma by bustling in and sitting on the bed.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

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

Again, which of these dilemmas you’d rather have isn’t a moral question.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 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 arguments playing out in Moerdijk echo wider dilemmas across the Netherlands.

From BBC Apr. 12, 2026

I would never complain in public about my fashion dilemmas, but I felt perfectly okay pouring out my frustrations to my brother on one of our regular weekly phone calls.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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