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dilemma

[dih-lem-uh] / dɪˈlɛm ə /


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Appeared in the February 25, 2026, print edition as 'Germany Faces Dilemma Over China Trade Ties'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Soon after, the Prisoner's Dilemma turned into the central topic in game theory.

From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2024

As part of the documentary The Screening Dilemma, health correspondent Matthew Hill volunteered to have his blood taken by OFH in a portacabin in Swindon, Wiltshire.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023

"Lincoln's Dilemma" is the more celebrity packed of the two, with Jeffrey Wright narrating, Bill Camp providing the voice of Lincoln and Leslie Odom, Jr. bringing Douglass' words to life.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2022

A book appeared in the stores that morning called The Vermeer Dilemma: What Happens Now?

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett




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