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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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What went cruelly overlooked was the larger effect of such coercion: lasting trauma for Schneider, whose outspokenness over the years about her experience typically went unnoticed.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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The latest findings add to a growing list of evidence of deeply rooted, widespread malpractice and coercion in what the commission called a mass exportation of children to meet foreign demand.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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The centre-forward’s positioning forces Josip Stanisic to move up… … and vacate space in Bayern’s defence.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Based in Madrid and part of Federation Studios, the company’s led by Juan Solá, and has joined forces as a producer on the film – now in final development and financing – with Catalunya Federation Studios, Corte y Confección de Películas and Outpost 31 Pictures.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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Homebuilders warn that tariffs and other charges (including the potential doubling of existing duties on Canadian lumber) on softwood lumber and other materials could further exacerbate the housing affordability crisis.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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The administration, early Wednesday, levied a 104 percent import tax on the nation after China imposed a 34 percent reciprocal tariff on the U.S. following the president’s announcement of new duties last week.—
Tara Suter,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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Judge Kevin Brazile refused to grant CBS an injunction, finding that Sony is likely to prevail on its claim that CBS has failed to live up to its contractual obligations.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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In return, the government has a clear obligation to respect and protect the personal and private nature of that information.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Chinese detainee, who Ukrainian authorities said Tuesday was taken as a prisoner of war alongside a second Chinese national, was likely speaking under duress.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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And so that would amp up pressure for families who were struggling to make payments to lose that land under duress or to sell it under duress.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Hobson's choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Hobson%27s%20choice. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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