no-win situation
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I’ve put machines, and my friends and family, in a no-win situation.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
The end result: Renters get caught in something of a no-win situation.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 4, 2025
From his time working for the BBC, he said he could see "all-too-well the no-win situation it often finds itself in".
From BBC • Aug. 23, 2023
But like every other media mogul, Mr. Zaslav is wrestling with a no-win situation: Cable television, which has long powered media conglomerates, is in terminal decline, meaning that operational costs must also go down.
From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023
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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