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a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
- well, this is a bit of a pickle we've gotten ourselves into
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“Pickle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pickle. Accessed 25 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of pickle was in the 15th century
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