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- noun Common misspelling of
quandary .
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Examples
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Oh, and Matt, your quandry is a particularly difficult one (and not entirely dissimilar from experiences I've had).
Dear Slimbolala: Softly, Softly, Catchy Monkey Slimbolala 2006
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My present quandry is whether to sell the thing and get something dependable, but then I'd just be passing on a piece of undependable junk to someone else, and I really don't want to do that!
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The reviewer quandry is a toughie, but reading is more than the sum total of it's parts (damn, Neuromancer is stuck in my head now) -- in addition to being well written, having exceptional world building, etc ad nauseam, there's also the emotional, cool cat shooting lazer beams out of its eyeballs factor;) A balance is a good thing -- and I think you do this beautifully in your reviews.
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And more recently, for the last 10 seconds, because the word 'quandry' looks wrong, all I can think of is 'quarry' there's one on the way from Misungwi to Mwanza, lots of rocks in this region.
Archive 2005-10-01 2005
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And more recently, for the last 10 seconds, because the word 'quandry' looks wrong, all I can think of is 'quarry' there's one on the way from Misungwi to Mwanza, lots of rocks in this region.
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I have been so busy preparing for Hannukah and Christmas (both) that I have, thus far, pushed away the urge to weigh in on the so-called "December dilemma" (a term used to describe to the quandry in which so called "interfaith" Jewish/Christian couples find themselves as Hanukkah and Christmas approach).
Michele Somerville: December Dilemma: Maccabees vs. The Elves Michele Somerville 2011
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To any professor considering banning laptops: get over your moral quandry and do it.
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They're in a bit of a quandry; perhaps the website going live means they've figured out how to work around this quandry.
Details on Insurge, Paramount’s Paranormal Activity-Inspired Micro-Budget Film Initiative | /Film 2010
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So I found myself in a quandry: If I do become a paid and published author, do I go with my real name, or a pen name?
kateelliott: Pseudonymity kateelliott 2009
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I have been so busy preparing for Hannukah and Christmas (both) that I have, thus far, pushed away the urge to weigh in on the so-called "December dilemma" (a term used to describe to the quandry in which so called "interfaith" Jewish/Christian couples find themselves as Hanukkah and Christmas approach).
Michele Somerville: December Dilemma: Maccabees vs. The Elves Michele Somerville 2011
squareintheteeth commented on the word quandry
Is this an actual word? Or just a misspelling of quandary?
December 19, 2006
sonofgroucho commented on the word quandry
I think you may have a point.
June 9, 2007