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catch-22

[kach-twen-tee-too] / ˈkætʃˌtwɛn tiˈtu /


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“The cross currents around next week’s earnings set up a Catch-22 for the AI complex,” he said in a recent earnings preview.

From Barron's

The catch-22 is that while stem cell transplants can prevent this failure, the usual preparative chemotherapy or radiation can cause severe complications or even cancer.

From Science Daily

It’s kind of a catch-22 because we’re so exhausted and tired that, what do we do?

From Los Angeles Times

But you are in a catch-22 situation.

From MarketWatch

"There's a real catch-22," Ms Marie says.

From BBC