Hobson's choices

plural of Hobson's choice

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Noun
  • This takes place on April 25, marking the day that Australian and New Zealand forces first went into action in the First World War, during the Gallipoli Campaign in Turkey.
    Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Analysts attribute rising electric bills to a combination of forces.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Mercury retrograde is asking you to hit pause on external obligations and listen to your inner world.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Dozens of Tarrant County College faculty members have been ordered to pay back portions of their salaries, with college administrators saying the teachers did not meet their contractual obligations.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The government is allowed to implement content-neutral time, place and manner restrictions, and a protest can’t interfere with law enforcement’s duties.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The structure puts extra defensive weight on Potts, but his midfield partners did not shirk their share of such duties, with the trio combining to give West Ham broad, reliable coverage across the pitch.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
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