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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
Noun
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The trial delved into complexities of relationships and questions of consent and coercion.—
Kara Scannell,
CNN Money,
4 July 2025
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Moldova has been shaken by Russian meddling in the form of energy coercion, election interference and disinformation campaigns.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
4 July 2025
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Over his long career Moschini forged ties between the brand and design forces like Gio Ponti, Gae Aulenti, Ferdinand Porsche and Michele De Lucchi and saw the brand listed on the Milan Stock Exchange in 2006.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
15 July 2025
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Quelling pro-Palestinian speech has been positioned as a driving force behind Trump’s pressure campaign.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Earlier this month, U.S. President Donald Trump began informing America’s trading partners about their new duty rates under his tariff regime.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
15 July 2025
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In fact, Cadillac even dialed the power up for sport-ute duty, pulling 682 hp out of the 6.2-liter supercharged V8.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
15 July 2025
Noun
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What's, what are, what is a citizen's obligation now?—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 July 2025
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Redstone has borrowed heavily to meet debt obligations, including a $186-million term loan from Larry Ellison last year.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
Noun
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The result is an almost weary vanity, in which the author plays himself as if under duress, simultaneously flourishing and folding up the self.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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His journey out of that, and commitment to being real in discussing it, makes for a contrast with the Michael Tait scandal now running through the Christian music world, as evidence that, yes, even Christian music stars can confront and confess their demons, before public duress demands it.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
14 June 2025
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“Hobson's choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Hobson%27s%20choice. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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