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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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Combs' case was particularly challenging, wading into the murky intersections of consent and coercion, celebrity, complex workplace dynamics and the myriad ways that people cope with trauma.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Without a requirement for an in person office visit to prevent coercion, Rosalie could be placed in the same position for future pregnancies.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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After a 2024 absence and pandemic-era drive-through editions, the festival returned in full force with food, music, dance and culture.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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Israel says its air strikes against Hezbollah forces in Syria were one factor in the unexpected fall of the Assad regime there in December 2024.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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All active-duty personnel stay on the job, but nearly half of the Department of War's 741,477 civilian employees could face furloughs.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Arenas was on duty staffing an ambulance in the city that morning when reports came in of people trapped inside a building that was on fire.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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The city’s obligations with the Civic had ended when its lease expired the month before.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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Dalio’s debt-cycle warning Dalio has spent decades studying how countries borrow, boom, and then buckle under the weight of their obligations.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Cleveland is sixth in pressure rate and third in sack rate, which means Carson Wentz will need to maintain his thus far unflappable performance while under duress if the Vikings are going to score.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Under duress, the FCC convened an emergency meeting on the matter of Mae West.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Hobson's choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Hobson%27s%20choice. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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