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be on the horn·s of a dilem·ma
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be on the horns of a dilemmaverb
To face a choice between two equally undesirable alternatives.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of be on the horns of a dilemma in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of be on the horns of a dilemma in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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The Department of Justice is on the horns of a dilemma. I would imagine this is an affidavit even more exhaustive than most because they knew what the target was and they knew that there would be pushback, and so now having laid it all out and more in an affidavit, to have the risk that everything that they are doing become public must be very troubling to them.
My impression is that the tech companies are only now waking up to the fact that life in the future is going to be a lot less globalized, they are really on the horns of a dilemma.
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