as in dilemma
a situation in which one has to choose between two or more equally unsatisfactory choices
I'm in a quandary about whether I should try to repair my stereo or buy a new one, even though I don't have the money to do either
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Recent Examples of quandary
This quandary carried us through drinks and dinner.
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Jessica Hullinger, theweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Schomer, who grew up playing soccer with Watts at Groves High School in the Birmingham school district, began filming in 2021 as Watts faced the quandary of what to do with the collection.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
For Jodi Picoult — the author of 29 books, including Mad Honey, Handle With Care, and My Sister’s Keeper — politics has always gone hand in hand with writing novels about moral quandaries and familial sagas.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
All of the converging factors post a potential threat to Trump, whose policies otherwise, such as tax breaks and tariffs, are projected by some economists to add to the inflation quandary.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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Jessica Hullinger, theweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Schomer, who grew up playing soccer with Watts at Groves High School in the Birmingham school district, began filming in 2021 as Watts faced the quandary of what to do with the collection.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
For Jodi Picoult — the author of 29 books, including Mad Honey, Handle With Care, and My Sister’s Keeper — politics has always gone hand in hand with writing novels about moral quandaries and familial sagas.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
All of the converging factors post a potential threat to Trump, whose policies otherwise, such as tax breaks and tariffs, are projected by some economists to add to the inflation quandary.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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