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quandary

[kwon-duh-ree, -dree] / ˈkwɒn də ri, -dri /


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That left McLaren with a quandary for although their cars were running one-two, the slower one was in the lead, and they were concerned about threats from behind.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

OpenAI has been trying to build up its Claude Code competitor, Codex, and sees a window of opportunity in Anthropic’s quandary.

From Slate Apr. 14, 2026

Valerie’s quandary seems much plainer in that her show’s success would be a death sentence for entertainment creatives.

From Salon Mar. 26, 2026

Tarr followed with “The Man From London,” which he and Krasznahorkai adapted from a novel by Georges Simenon, about a seaside railway signalman who confronts a moral quandary involving a murder mystery.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 8, 2026

It left Toby in a bit of a quandary.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

This episode is unlikely to help resolve the Liberal Party's quandaries.

From BBC Feb. 12, 2026

His god lends a hand in many obstacles, he said, including infertility, relationship quandaries, financial worries and academic struggles.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2025

That’s one of the quandaries at the center of Shields’ latest memoir about aging, “Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 12, 2025

Members vote on each other’s quandaries from a handful of given options, and give their reasoning in the comments.

From Slate Nov. 2, 2024

For Howard, they would present some of the most difficult quandaries of his public life.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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