ˈlas(t)-ˌdich 
-ˈdich
1
: fought or conducted from the last ditch : waged with desperation or unyielding defiance
put up a last-ditch resistance
2
: made as a final effort especially to avert disaster
a last-ditch attempt to raise the money
: a place of final defense or resort
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2024
Hence his last-ditch defense of Reagan as a pragmatist.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Andrew Solender, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
Loading your audio article FREMONT — Unless a last ditch effort can keep the doors open, the county-run Irvington Library is slated to close at the end of the month.
—Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 17 July 2024
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Adjective
The doc, which is a sharp critique of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, played after a last-ditch effort by Netanyahu to block it.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2024
Hence his last-ditch defense of Reagan as a pragmatist.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Noun
Proponents of a popular Social Security bill that has fallen through the legislative cracks for years are mounting a last ditch effort to bypass GOP leadership and force a vote on the measure.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
Loading your audio article FREMONT — Unless a last ditch effort can keep the doors open, the county-run Irvington Library is slated to close at the end of the month.
—Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 17 July 2024
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“Last-ditch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last-ditch. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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