conundrum
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At 33, I’m confronted with this conundrum — a massive group wants to travel somewhere and doesn’t know how to handle food costs — at least once a year.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
The Fed’s federalist structure, with a dozen regional central banks, resolved a conundrum that had haunted America since its founding.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Slot has lost the faith of many supporters, with former Liverpool and England midfielder Danny Murphy telling BBC Sport it is a conundrum he feels will end with the Dutchman's departure within months.
From BBC • May 13, 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
You will recall the cosmological conundrum with which we ended the first chapter–that the Big Bang created lots of light gases but no heavy elements.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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