last resort

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In a statement the CBA said its positions has "remained consistent" during the withdrawal of services and the action was taken as "a regrettable last resort".

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Marines were given 12 rules for engaging with protesters, and Rule 1 was clear: Force “of any kind” was allowed only as a last resort.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The U.S. is becoming “the supplier of last resort for an oil-starved world,” TradeStation’s head of global market strategy David Russell says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Quiet professionals understand that violence is risky and costly, and use it only as a last resort.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

As the city’s principal public hospital, Cook County was the place of last resort for the hundreds of thousands of Chicagoans without health insurance.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell