Hobson's choices

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Noun
  • The War Powers Resolution of 1973 lays out a timeline for when lawmakers must be notified of hostilities and when a president is required to withdraw American forces from a conflict in the absence of congressional authorization.
    May 1, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • The statement underscores the ideological intensity imposed on North Korean forces, whose loyalty to the regime appears to extend beyond combat to self-destruction.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • The budget emphasizes that HUD funding is insufficient to meet rental assistance obligations.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Those obligations were not met.
    Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The paramilitary guard will take over security duties currently performed by conventional military forces.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Mickey Mouse was hugely popular in Germany (including personally with Hitler), but Germany imposed hefty duties on the import of foreign films after the Nazis came to power, bringing Mickey Mouse’s broad viewership to a halt.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
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