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Definition
a situation in which a difficult choice must be made between imperfect alternatives
- He would have liked some time to consider his new dilemma, but in less than a minute he was standing outside the metal door to Mr. Curtain's office.p. 297.7
- Sticky felt the same way Reynie did, and Kate was still wishing she'd been able to sabotage those computers, to have solved the dilemma all on her own.p. 394.5
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