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as in problems
a situation in which one has to choose between two or more equally unsatisfactory choices
faced with a dilemma of whether to risk continuing to drive in the dangerous storm or to give up searching for the lost dog and hope he survived
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as in predicaments
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
with home prices in a free fall, sellers were in a terrible dilemma
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Recent Examples of dilemmas
Sometimes, at least, the contestants are faced with intriguing dilemmas or moral quandaries.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
The women's choices divide them, but both face moral dilemmas and must make unthinkable sacrifices.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Clint Eastwood is delivering a twisty new legal drama full of moral dilemmas.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
The growing normalization of reactionary populism presents particularly acute dilemmas.
—Justin Casey, Foreign Affairs, 19 Jan. 2023
Rather than teaching only cases that highlight traditional business dilemmas and profit-seeking decision-making, business school syllabuses should also include cases that demonstrate complex moral dilemmas and decision-making that takes into account other values and all stakeholders.
—Jacqueline Novogratz, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2021
That deeper problem isn’t easy to solve, but research on dual-use dilemmas in other areas suggests that transparency and information sharing can help.
—Calvert W. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
Dalton Ross, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
The women's choices divide them, but both face moral dilemmas and must make unthinkable sacrifices.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Clint Eastwood is delivering a twisty new legal drama full of moral dilemmas.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
The growing normalization of reactionary populism presents particularly acute dilemmas.
—Justin Casey, Foreign Affairs, 19 Jan. 2023
Rather than teaching only cases that highlight traditional business dilemmas and profit-seeking decision-making, business school syllabuses should also include cases that demonstrate complex moral dilemmas and decision-making that takes into account other values and all stakeholders.
—Jacqueline Novogratz, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2021
That deeper problem isn’t easy to solve, but research on dual-use dilemmas in other areas suggests that transparency and information sharing can help.
—Calvert W. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
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“Dilemmas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilemmas. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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