Hobson's choices

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Noun
  • Tagaung, located about 105 miles north of Mandalay, the country's second-largest city, had been under the control of forces aligned with the NUG since August 2024.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Parts would become Area B, where the Palestinian Authority would manage civilian affairs, while sharing internal security with Israeli forces.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The inputs are shrinking, and the obligations are not.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Following the game, Adebayo needed to fulfill media obligations after his historic night.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Navy said four littoral combat ships (LCS) with the mine-countermeasure mission module would take over those duties.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
  • So Hennig, for the first time since joining the Wild, stayed home with mom and healthy baby, dealing with the joys and challenges of newborn parenting and handing off some of his duties to other members of the staff for the games in Las Vegas and Denver.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Hobson's choices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Hobson%27s%20choices. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.

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