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Recent Examples of Hobson's choice
The best of Hobson's choice: Altman could write a check to Apple to make ChatGPT the pre-loaded AI model on its operating systems.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 Nov. 2025
Read my lips, in a veritable Hobson's choice between person or thing, AI is a thing, for now.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 June 2022
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 Nov. 2025
Read my lips, in a veritable Hobson's choice between person or thing, AI is a thing, for now.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Hobson's choice
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In California, the Bane Act allows lawsuits against those who use threats, coercion or intimidation to violate a person’s constitutional rights.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
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This language also obscures the ultimatums presented to Iran under threat of American force, making coercion sound like collaboration.—
Atom Ariola,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Cedric Mullins, who snapped an 0-for-19 stretch with a first-inning single, drew a walk to force in a run, his first RBI since April 18.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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The Padres got a force at second base while Meidroth decided to take off for home.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Palmer did double duty as host and performer at the 2026 Billboard Women in Music Awards and absolutely lit up the red carpet pre-show with a gorgeous twist on her go-to copper hair color, styled by hairstylist Ashanti Lation.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
30 Apr. 2026
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In the summer of 1917, six United States Coast Guard cutters were sent overseas on convoy duty for the war, and the Tampa was the only one that never returned.—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The initiative represents a pivotal shift in how the kingdom approaches its cultural heritage and environmental obligations.—
FMG Studios,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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His father, a real estate developer, had lost generations of Bessent family wealth by overleveraging his obligations.—
Fatima Hussein,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Ingram played most of Friday night under duress, and Anaheim’s first goal, by Mason McTavish, came on a redirection.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Kamens suggested that Sharifullah gave a false confession under duress while in Pakastani custody.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Hobson's choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Hobson%27s%20choice. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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