catch-22
Example Sentences
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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
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