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quandary

[kwon-duh-ree, -dree] / ˈkwɒn də ri, -dri /


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That’s the quandary faced by 49,000 residents living on the California side of Lake Tahoe, mostly in the city of South Lake Tahoe.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

OpenAI has been trying to build up its Claude Code competitor, Codex, and sees a window of opportunity in Anthropic’s quandary.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2026

Their quandary is that nobody else can substitute for America’s military and economic might in the foreseeable future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Not disclosing digital manipulation of your photos has left you in a personal moral quandary.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Figuring out how to get one is the core quandary facing the nation’s college nongraduates.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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