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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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The ban was meant to address concerns about the data collection, influence and even coercion, and privacy issues.—
John Brandon,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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There are no secret cameras, no orgies, no other celebrities involved, no underground tunnels, no minors, and not so much as a hint of coercion or violence.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Fourth-line force Lauko lamented the other day how the Wild’s forecheck wasn’t doing well.—
Joe Smith,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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This isn't the first time Lamar and Chavarria have joined fashion forces.—
Edward Segarra,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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However, in cases such as how this one appears, directors owe their fellow unit owners a duty to take action after other reasonable measures have failed.—
Christyne D. Santisteban,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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Females care for the youngest infants, but then males take over most of the parenting duties as the infants wean and become more physically capable.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The hostage framework Israel has reached has come at a great cost, but the State of Israel has a moral obligation to do everything in its power to return all of our hostages - the living and the deceased.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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City would be looking to acquire Luiz on loan until the end of this season, with no obligation to buy, while at present their Italian counterparts prefer a sale or loan with obligation to buy.—
David Ornstein,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Under duress, Mahomes lofted a pass toward the pylon and Worthy.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2025
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As the mourning ends, forcing his return, Anand must decide the fate of his relationship born under duress.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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