without resort to
idiom
: without doing (something) or using (something)
The police hope to end the standoff without resort to force.
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Though there was some saber-rattling at the outset, the negotiations proceeded relatively smoothly, without resort to a strike authorization vote or even the threat of one.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 June 2024
All disputes arising out of or connected with this Promotion will be resolved individually, and without resort to class action, exclusively by a state or federal court located in New York, New York.
—Condé Nast, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2023
The executive director who pushed for it was ousted and a deal was eventually reached without resort to a strike vote.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 5 June 2023
The good news is that the hypothetical Chinese invasion in the war game was halted without resort to use of nuclear weapons.
—Loren Thompson, Forbes, 15 June 2021
The Priorities of Government budgeting initiative eliminated a deficit of more than $2 billion without resort to burdensome tax increases.
—Jonathan Williams and Dave Trabert, WSJ, 16 Oct. 2020
In the short term, we may be stuck, but in the longer term, quantum money could help solve the problems by providing a secure currency that can be used without resort to a broker.
—Eric Wolff, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2010
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 June 2024
All disputes arising out of or connected with this Promotion will be resolved individually, and without resort to class action, exclusively by a state or federal court located in New York, New York.
—Condé Nast, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2023
The executive director who pushed for it was ousted and a deal was eventually reached without resort to a strike vote.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 5 June 2023
The good news is that the hypothetical Chinese invasion in the war game was halted without resort to use of nuclear weapons.
—Loren Thompson, Forbes, 15 June 2021
The Priorities of Government budgeting initiative eliminated a deficit of more than $2 billion without resort to burdensome tax increases.
—Jonathan Williams and Dave Trabert, WSJ, 16 Oct. 2020
In the short term, we may be stuck, but in the longer term, quantum money could help solve the problems by providing a secure currency that can be used without resort to a broker.
—Eric Wolff, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2010
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“Without resort to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20resort%20to. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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