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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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Jakes confessed to acting as the lookout during the killing, but prosecutors threw out his charges in 2018 after the torture commission found credible evidence of coercion by Boudreau and Detective Michael Kill.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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China’s foreign policy in Asia combines economic integration with selective coercion, deployed in varying proportions depending on the country and context.—
Yu Jie,
Time,
13 May 2026
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The Irish will be out in force, despite high heat and potentially life-threatening sunburn.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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And its landscape is otherworldly—with a rift valley, lava fields torn apart by tectonic forces, and gorges and fissures aplenty.—
Carinne Geil Botta,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
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Uthmeier has also argued that the government has a duty to protect children who didn’t have a say in not being raised by both biological parents.—
Ann Marie Luft,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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The bipartisan support for the measure comes at a time when federal closures have become longer and more frequent, frustrating lawmakers who say there should be punishment when Congress fails at its most basic legislative duty.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Post-Adverse Outcome Disclosure Obligations The replacement bill also creates disclosure obligations after an adverse outcome.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The director bills it as a five-day road movie, with Mann journeying with his citizen-of-the-world daughter, Erika; the duo unable to attend the funeral of Klaus, Mann’s son, Erika’s brother, due to their obligations on the road.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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Dykes is most impressed with Craig’s comfort in the pocket, throwing the ball accurately under duress.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Some Jews also formally converted to another religion under duress.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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