dilemma
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Cracked trays, high costs and a dice dilemma bogged down one company’s mission to produce a version of the classic game in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“We’re solving the crude dilemma, but we are not solving the product dilemma.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
The pullback poses a dilemma for homeowners already struggling with California’s infamously high cost of living.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
The issues surrounding AI have prompted fierce debate - and present a dilemma for many world leaders.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Fosdick had no good answer to the dilemma now facing science.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Another says, "He never spouts empty, feel-good platitudes; instead, he crouches down to face real-life dilemmas alongside us."
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
For many brands, these dilemmas are likely to loom ever larger as consumers continue gravitating to private-label products.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
She enjoys doing drop-off and pickup, using the commute time to help her daughter navigate the kinds of human dilemmas she does professionally, while her house manager tackles dinner prep at home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The agreement also points to the dilemmas facing regional powers in the Middle East, Europe and Asia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Students are encouraged to consider social problems and responses to ‘practical’ dilemmas in a modern world through which angels and devils no longer dance.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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