dilemmas

plural of dilemma
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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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Recent Examples of dilemmas Sometimes, at least, the contestants are faced with intriguing dilemmas or moral quandaries. 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 28 Nov. 2024.

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