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last resort



ADJECTIVE
last-ditch
Synonyms
STRONG
eleventh-hour final last-ditch


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Options administrators will look at include selling the company, selling some assets, or in the last resort, winding it up.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

“Congress and veterans deserve immediate answers before VA and DOJ take any further action. Legal guardianship should be the last resort for veterans,” Blumenthal said in a statement to Salon.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Some young people only turn to artificial-intelligence chatbots as a last resort, citing concerns about relationships, creativity, the environment and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

The government can elect to expressly be a buyer of last resort by only supporting suppliers when demand is weak, thus promoting more consistent production.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

Where ramblers and visitors are concerned, they are more inventive, only using physical force as a last resort if tales of new-planted grass, or a dangerous bull on the loose, are not sufficient.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman