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Recent Examples of Hobson's choice
The best of Hobson's choice: Altman could write a check to Apple to make ChatGPT the pre-loaded AI model on its operating systems.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 Nov. 2025
Read my lips, in a veritable Hobson's choice between person or thing, AI is a thing, for now.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 June 2022
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 Nov. 2025
Read my lips, in a veritable Hobson's choice between person or thing, AI is a thing, for now.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Hobson's choice
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That's not freedom, that's coercion.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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This means coercion of local stations and national networks would violate the law.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
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Earlier this year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that his forces had captured a Russian position using only drones and robots for the first time, and had conducted more than 22,000 unmanned ground missions using robots in just the first three months of 2026.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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The resulting Carretera Austral (Southern Highway in English) bound together that distant frontier to the Chilean state by force of gravel, dynamite, and military will.—
Mark Johanson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 June 2026
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The Current did double World Cup duty Wednesday as the Netherlands also trained at the Current’s practice facility in Riverside.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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Drivers will still have to pay for car tax, servicing and MOTs with an EV, plus the government is planning to introduce pay-per-mile charges from April 2028 as a replacement for shrinking fuel duty revenues.—
Marc Shoffman,
TheWeek,
11 June 2026
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The United States would have 60 days to fulfill their obligations specified in the agreement, Aragchi said.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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Roughly $30 billion of the ATM proceeds will cover 2026 calendar year employee equity tax obligations.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
12 June 2026
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Treatment of a serious mental illness that can lead to suicide, such as major depressive disorder, often centers on medication and talk therapy with little or no consideration of factors such as social isolation or financial duress.—
Aneri Pattani,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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Preller is hypercompetitive, doing some of his best work when under heavy duress.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2026
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“Hobson's choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Hobson%27s%20choice. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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