no-win situation
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"They have got themselves into this no-win situation where Bashir's now become sort of unselectable and that's not a good thing," former England spinner Phil Tufnell told the Test Match Special podcast.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
The end result: Renters get caught in something of a no-win situation.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2025
These tactics deeply annoyed Burns, and they also created a no-win situation for him.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2025
Building a universally pleasing story around Section 31 might be the Kobayashi Maru of the Trek universe — a no-win situation.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2025
It was a no-win situation for the 13 women who had passed the same testing as the men of the Mercury 7.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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