path of least resistance

Example Sentences

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But the same mandates that have increased access to mental-health care have made overdiagnosis and overmedication the path of least resistance for a generation of clinicians and patients.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Even the path of least resistance, however, has economic repercussions.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

“The path of least resistance is for them to do nothing,” said Étienne Bordeleau-Labrecque, vice president at asset manager Ninepoint Partners and a former Bank of Canada analyst.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The path of least resistance, I believe, is often what a doctor takes when giving an opinion.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

It almost seemed as if these humans sensed the Afterlife realms—some unconscious part of them guiding them along the path of least resistance.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman