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• The sheer scale of the problem put the researcher in a quandary.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 5 Aug. 2020
• Sarandon left the offices and the key players found themselves in a quandary.
  — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Nov. 2022
• That has put people like Owen and Melissa Cooper in a quandary.
  — Kathleen Pender, SFChronicle.com, 12 Nov. 2020
• Such a correlation between lending rates and yield puts the central bank in a quandary.
  — Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 13 May 2022
• And Mayfield still has plenty of questions to answer about his potential, leaving the Browns in a quandary.
  — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2021
• Russia’s standing puts arts patrons and presenters in a quandary.
  — John Jurgensen, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2022
• Champagne grape growers are in a quandary; demand has been dented owing to the collapse of restaurant and tourism activity, which has squeezed finances.
  — Gus Trompiz and Sybille De La Hamaide Reuters, Star Tribune, 8 Aug. 2020
• Critics say the new law still conflicts with federal law, putting election administrators in a quandary.
  — Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2022
• So, when China nationalized its factories in February and directed all mask production to domestic use, that left the U.S. and much of the world in a quandary.
  — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 1 July 2020
• Denis, adapting a novel by Christine Angot (who also co-wrote the script), gives the buildup an excruciating tension, trapping Sara in a quandary best summed up by the title.
  — Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022
• Long considered the country-mouse cousin (twice removed) of the far more glamorous Oscars, television’s top honors has been stuck in a quandary since the medium’s recent explosion in output.
  — Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2021
• This left election officials in a quandary because Paxton’s threat conflicted with a state court order that expanded Texas’s vote-by-mail measures to all voters.
  — Penny Venetis, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2020
• Travel restrictions have put San Antonio tourism officials in a quandary.
  — Randy Diamond, ExpressNews.com, 15 Oct. 2020
• Trump’s restrictions on immigration could leave him in a quandary, especially as a new migration surge could be looming.
  — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2020
• Butler said he's been trapped in a quandary this year: working during the pandemic and managing the social justice protests prompted by the death of George Floyd, who died in an encounter with police in Minneapolis.
  — NBC News, 23 Oct. 2020
• El Salvador’s five legitimate Constitutional Court judges, among the last bastions of their country’s democracy, were in a quandary.
  — Anna-Catherina Brigida, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2021
• Coloradans who place a high value on fitness, exercise and outdoor recreation have been in a quandary since the outbreak of the coronavirus, wondering how to run, hike, ride bikes or ski without putting themselves at risk for exposure.
  — John Meyer, The Know, 27 Mar. 2020
• Customers of the German maker of home and personal care products are likely reluctant to accept price increases, which puts the company in a quandary going into the second half, according to Bloomberg Intelligence.
  — Angela Cullen, Bloomberg.com, 12 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 2 Nov 2024