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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
Noun
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Hostile intelligence services are likely already at work trying to assess which Musk team members might be sloppy with their digital devices or vulnerable to entrapment or coercion.—
James Goldgeier,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Feb. 2025
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Labor trafficking forces someone to work against their will through force, fraud or coercion.—
Kendall Larson,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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NBCUniversal recently shuttered the Universal Kids cable network, and Nickelodeon, a major force for more than two decades during the prime of cable TV, recently shut down preschool streaming service Noggin.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
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But if Roy is Mephistopheles, Jon is a force of light.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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During their press duties in the days before the Super Bowl, players from both teams were asked about U.S. President Donald Trump’s attendance at the game.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
10 Feb. 2025
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The corporal, while on duty in his marked patrol car, reportedly encountered the girl on North Avenue in front of Coppin.—
Keith Daniels,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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While changes to the administration of loans may occur, the underlying obligations are expected to persist.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Grande added that labels know how a young star’s life will change and have the obligation to protect them.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Eligibility depends on the circumstances of job separation, such as layoffs, furloughs or resignations under duress.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Upholding this recent high-water mark will be tough, but may the show always seem so effortless under duress, and the nominations relevant enough to give it this much grist.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
3 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 22 Feb. 2025.
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