genuine dilemma

Frequency: 6.05.5 per million words

A situation that is truly a difficult choice, not an imagined or exaggerated one.

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  • The doctor faced a genuine dilemma: report his colleague's mistake and ruin a career, or stay silent and risk patient safety.
  • The company is in a genuine dilemma over whether to invest in new technology or pay off its existing debts.
  • This isn't a minor issue; it's a genuine dilemma with no easy solution.
  • She found herself in a genuine dilemma when two friends asked her to be a bridesmaid on the same day.
  • The government confronts a genuine dilemma between protecting the environment and promoting economic growth.
  • If the funding is cut, we will be presented with a genuine dilemma about which essential services to save.
  • How do you resolve a genuine dilemma where every possible outcome seems to have a significant downside?
  • He described the genuine dilemma of a refugee forced to choose between a dangerous journey and staying in a war-torn home.
  • The study explores the genuine dilemma conservationists face when protecting one species negatively impacts another.
  • For many parents, balancing work and family life poses a genuine dilemma on a daily basis.