conundrum

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

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

The software glitch poses a conundrum for Southwest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

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

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

One significant question is the Cody Gakpo conundrum, which will roll into the final week of the transfer window.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Ed Lewis’s discovery of master-regulatory genes that controlled the development of segments, organs, and structures solved the problem of the final stage of embryogenesis, but it raised a seemingly infinite recursive conundrum.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Their work is a cultural bridge much like Ashitaka’s effort to bring the worlds of beasts and men together for a common cause, depicting what Miyazaki sees as one of humanism’s central conundrums.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, David, and special guest Stephen Colbert answer listeners’ conundrums of all kinds: the meaningful, the trivial, and the delightfully absurd.

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

What senile conundrums was Miss Trixie babbling to Mr. Levy?

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole