last resort
noun
: something done only if nothing else works
Asking for more time should be our last resort.
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With none of the colonialist baggage associated with the two European superpowers, America was turned to, almost as a last resort, to fix what ailed Iran.
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Daniel Thomas Potts, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
With homeowners and businesses unable to find coverage in the standard market, many consumers ended up in the state’s insurer of last resort — called the Fair Access Insurance Requirements Plan, or FAIR Plan.
—Pat Maio, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026
Police can only disperse a protest as a last resort if there is a clear danger to public safety.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
Tyre, the country’s fifth-largest city and a normally bustling beach town with postcard-perfect views of the Mediterranean, has become a sanctuary of last resort even as the specter of a long-term Israeli occupation looms over south Lebanon.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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Daniel Thomas Potts, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
With homeowners and businesses unable to find coverage in the standard market, many consumers ended up in the state’s insurer of last resort — called the Fair Access Insurance Requirements Plan, or FAIR Plan.
—Pat Maio, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026
Police can only disperse a protest as a last resort if there is a clear danger to public safety.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
Tyre, the country’s fifth-largest city and a normally bustling beach town with postcard-perfect views of the Mediterranean, has become a sanctuary of last resort even as the specter of a long-term Israeli occupation looms over south Lebanon.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Last resort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20resort. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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