quandary
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Jenner hates the paparazzi for invading her privacy but sees no moral quandary in collecting a check from Mark Zuckerberg, who wants to invade everyone’s privacy.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
Unlike Saturday, a review could not save Root, and England have a real quandary over how to counter-act Henry and New Zealand gloveman Tom Blundell.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
That’s the quandary faced by 49,000 residents living on the California side of Lake Tahoe, mostly in the city of South Lake Tahoe.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Their quandary is that nobody else can substitute for America’s military and economic might in the foreseeable future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
“Many times we have strong reasons to keep something like this secret. And I can’t tell you the reasons without giving away the secrets. Quite a quandary, isn’t it?”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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But what is “it”? One of the biggest quandaries when investigating the nature of consciousness is that no one can seem to even agree on what it is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
Partly as a result of the moral quandaries, Mr. Solomon finishes his book far more ambivalent about colonizing Mars than he was at the outset.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
In his order last week, Justice Merchan wrote that "it is this court's firm belief that only by bringing finality to this matter" will the legal quandaries at play be resolved.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 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
Hugging quandaries aside, when I saw a boy in these clothes, I would have to walk up and say hi.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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