last minute
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No director cut it at the last minute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
The interior minister defended the police by saying they had been under "so much pressure" after working for many hours non-stop and had been deployed to a new venue at the last minute.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
When organisers eventually found them a plane at the last minute, the senior squad was so annoyed it refused to board and Burkina ended up hastily despatching an under-23 team.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
"It is common in capital cases for the defence to raise last minute objections following decades of litigation in numerous courts. We are asking the Supreme Court of the United States to lift the stay."
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Aimee and her dad were going to Los Angeles, but her mom, at the last minute, had to go to New York for a meeting.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
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