in the final/last analysis
idiom
: after considering everything
—used for a final statement or judgment that is based on what is most important in a particular situation
It was a difficult decision but, in the final/last analysis, it was the right choice.
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And in the final analysis, that is nothing to celebrate.
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Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2024
As a result and in the final analysis, this turns out to be an ideal home in an ideal neighborhood.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2024
This year’s Competition may, in the final analysis, be judged by how these early features function.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
Packing a geo-political sweep, but in the final analysis a love story, turning on a female writer, who creates fictional identities for a witness protection program for created by a coalition of intelligence agencies.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
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Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2024
As a result and in the final analysis, this turns out to be an ideal home in an ideal neighborhood.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2024
This year’s Competition may, in the final analysis, be judged by how these early features function.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
Packing a geo-political sweep, but in the final analysis a love story, turning on a female writer, who creates fictional identities for a witness protection program for created by a coalition of intelligence agencies.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
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