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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
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In Monday’s order, the court stressed extensive evidence of Combs assaulting two former long-term girlfriends, among other things indicating his inclination toward violence, coercion and subjugation.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Aug. 2025
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Margo is a magnetic queen bee, a woman who runs her social circle through a mixture of coercion and seduction, and Sophie’s immediately drawn to her.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
22 July 2025
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Russian forces appear not to have targeted the evacuation effort over the past three days, according to locals and rescuers, a rare moment of respite from the daily barbaric drone strikes on civilians across the city of recent months.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Prior to the official integration announcement, Hulu and Disney+ had already been working on joining forces ever since Disney became a Hulu shareholder in 2009.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Pfizer raised its profit outlook Tuesday despite looming tariffs, with its CEO hopeful that the duties will start out small.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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So where is Adriana just a few short hours later when duty calls?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
7 Aug. 2025
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The five bond questions, which will appear on the November ballot, would allow the city to take out $950 million in general obligation bonds, which officials would then pay back through property taxes.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
5 Aug. 2025
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Therapists who veer into being a friend are likely violating their duty and ethical obligations.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Downturn Resilience: History of Sharp Declines AEO has a track record of faltering under duress.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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If Live’s romantic subplot felt tacked on, presumably under the duress of K-drama expectations, here the police plot is simply a vehicle to smush K-drama characters’ faces together.—
Geoffrey Bunting,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Hobson's choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Hobson%27s%20choice. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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