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dilemma

[dih-lem-uh] / dɪˈlɛm ə /


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For developing countries, this shift poses a profound dilemma.

From Barron's

When you eat a huge burrito, the biggest dilemma is whether you should save half for later or eat the beast all at once.

From Los Angeles Times

This, however, could also present the U.S. with a dilemma on whether to prolong the air war if the regime were to crack down again.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lebanese director Danielle Arbid faced a similar dilemma with her film "Only Rebels Win", which is being shown in the festival's Panorama section, and is set in her hometown of Beirut.

From Barron's

So was Panahi's work -- which spotlights the dilemmas of a group of ordinary Iranians as they confront a man they believe to have tortured them in jail -- not given its due?

From Barron's