conundrum

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England's left-back has become a conundrum with Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly off the radar.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

"Until recently, while stellar rotation was thought to be part of solving this conundrum, limited computing abilities prevented us from quantitatively testing the hypothesis," says Falk Herwig, principal investigator and director of ARC.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

Sri Lanka and India are providing sanctuary to 434 sailors from three Iranian naval vessels targeted or threatened by the United States, a diplomatic conundrum as the war spills into the Indian Ocean.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

However, there is a moral conundrum hovering over your letter: “What do I owe him?”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

It seems to me that one ought to rejoice in the fact of death—ought to decide, indeed, to earn one’s death by confronting with passion the conundrum of life.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin