resorted
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With cemeteries inaccessible during Sudan’s bloody civil war, residents of Khartoum resorted to burying their dead in just about any spare plot of land.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
The court said the 53-year-old had "failed to acknowledge her culpability and has instead consistently resorted to excuses".
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Residents resorted to burying the bodies just outside school grounds; more than 20 graves run parallel to the school’s outer wall, each marked with a broken cinder block.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Some have resorted to raising or subsidising fuel prices and rationing electricity.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
In the end, he resorted to making small plywood boxes with a slot cut into the top.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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