conundrum

Here lies the central conundrum of the Man City scandal, which is, like so much else about this story, a dirty secret that is no secret at all.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Thus, the conundrum of Winfrey’s terribly consequential influence.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

This underscores the conundrum of AI’s effect on pay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

But, in Hart's opinion, Iraola still has a major conundrum.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

The one scientist they did revere, if begrudgingly, was Linus Pauling—the larger-than-life Caltech chemist who had recently announced that he had solved an important conundrum in the structure of proteins.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

He answered listener conundrums, including which Gabfest host would make the best dictator and what pastry he’d like to be reincarnated as.

From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025

Webster and Hopkins’s unique creation invites readers to stand in for the three main characters— the debutante Helen; the caddish Jed; and the good guy Saunders—as these hapless young people confront romantic and ethical conundrums.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

Award-winning biographer Wilson approaches the life of Scottish writer Muriel Spark as a series of puzzles and conundrums to be teased out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025

And while there are entire branches of philosophy devoted to the conundrums from misaligned moral tenets and professional duties, negotiation offers some of the more creative approaches.

From Salon ● May 23, 2025

I was so frightened, and at the mercy of so many conundrums, that inevitably, that summer, someone would have taken me over; one doesn’t, in Harlem, long remain standing on any auction block.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin