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Recent Examples of Hobson's choice
Read my lips, in a veritable Hobson's choice between person or thing, AI is a thing, for now.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 June 2022
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Hobson's choice
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Three other former Spanish federation members accused of coercion — former women's team coach Jorge Vilda, sports director of the men's team Albert Luque, and head of marketing Ruben Rivera — also were cleared of that charge.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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The three other former Spanish federation members accused of coercion — former women’s team coach Jorge Vilda, sports director of the men’s team Albert Luque and head of marketing Ruben Rivera — also were cleared.—
Tales Azzoni,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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European officials have so far appeared divided over the proposal to send a peacekeeping force to Ukraine in any post-war scenario.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
22 Feb. 2025
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Mansfield had 18 pressures up the middle last year for NC Central and was a disruptive force inside throughout his career.—
Nick Baumgardner,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Jim Sawyer, mayor of the 3,200-population city about 45 miles north of Birmingham, temporarily handed law enforcement duties over to the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office, placing all department employees on leave as of 5 p.m. Thursday.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Her security guard even prepared a transparent backpack to just carry the toy when the princess was busy with other duties.—
Tianwei Zhang,
WWD,
20 Feb. 2025
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In fact, the plan that was presented was the most conservative strategy given the city’s outstanding general obligation debt.—
Pat Dowell,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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Without a binding state law, agencies are under no formal obligation to change their official language — and changing every reference on Texas’ multiple state agency websites could take a while.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Feb. 2025
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During the Hamas' release ceremony Saturday, a beaming Omer Shem Tov — acting under duress — blew kisses to a crowd of Palestinians in Gaza, flashed a thumbs-up, and even kissed the two militants next to him on the head.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TIME,
22 Feb. 2025
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Yarden appeared to be in extreme distress in the video and was very likely speaking under duress.—
Tim Lister,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Hobson's choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Hobson%27s%20choice. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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