predicament
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But Strategy’s predicament is worse than it appears.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Perhaps one man writing it leads to other men identifying with the individual’s predicament and following up with a letter of their own.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Their predicament is becoming increasingly common in Kerala, India's fastest-ageing state, where migration has left growing numbers of elderly people living alone.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
It’s the kind of reaction that perfectly showcases Demie’s predicament in playing Maddy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
With her heart hammering at the surprise attack and her predicament, Warbeak realized that she was completely at the mercy of her captor.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Just as Murrin was trying to get the Supreme Court’s attention, the top Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the Senate Finance Committee unveiled a bill to fix predicaments like the one Murrin faced.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Some faced worse storage predicaments than I did.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
When you’re barely making ends meet, you can only wish to be any degree well-off and, therefore, be open to watching why that life comes with its predicaments, mainly having to do with ego.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025
His blue eyes agleam, his trousers pressed, the former president, a wanderer accustomed to the planet’s cruel and harsh predicaments, offered coffee and pastries in his hotel room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2024
At least the heat had less bite and the humidity had dropped to tolerable levels, so I was able to hang out on the sidewalk and think about all my predicaments.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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