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Recent Examples of last ditch
On Monday, the New Jersey Supreme Court denied NCPG’s request for an emergency stay, a last ditch effort to keep the number from reverting to the local council.
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Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
In a last ditch effort, the determined rescuers brought in an excavator and devised a plan that would save the animal’s life.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 30 July 2025
The 33-year-old socialist Mamdani, who has said the Boston mayor Wu is his role model, will now face Cuomo again in November in what’s shaping up as a last ditch, uphill battle to keep the far left from taking over New York City.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 15 July 2025
The use of force was a last ditch effort to end a nuclear program built and backed by a government intent not only on terrorizing its own people but also on exporting mayhem abroad.
—Hadley Gamble, semafor.com, 24 June 2025
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Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
In a last ditch effort, the determined rescuers brought in an excavator and devised a plan that would save the animal’s life.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 30 July 2025
The 33-year-old socialist Mamdani, who has said the Boston mayor Wu is his role model, will now face Cuomo again in November in what’s shaping up as a last ditch, uphill battle to keep the far left from taking over New York City.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 15 July 2025
The use of force was a last ditch effort to end a nuclear program built and backed by a government intent not only on terrorizing its own people but also on exporting mayhem abroad.
—Hadley Gamble, semafor.com, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for last ditch
Noun
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The answer to this is neither; drinking hot water isn’t more hydrating or better than cold water or vice versa.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2026
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The participants started with a lower dose, which came as a gray powder mixed into hot water.—
Natalia V. Osipova,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Fouquet’s makes the perfect place to post up for a weekend getaway (or longer) in a cozy and iconic corner of New York’s downtown.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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The decision to end the joint-venture comes one year after Lip Bu Tan took over as CEO of the struggling chipmaker and the move raised hopes on Wall Street that the company's business could be turning a corner, with shares rising nearly 9% in regular trading.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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With more than a dozen varieties grown in and around SoCal, in 2026 alone, heads (of cabbage) will roll if Angelenos can’t get their fix of this vitamin-rich, potassium-laden, calcium-blasted antioxidant VIP in 2026.—
Rebecca Leib,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Despite the performativity of these non-fixes, the last ten seasons have featured a more balanced landscape for women.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Baltimore Ravens swooped in at the eleventh hour to get him, and the rest is history.—
Ernesto Cova,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Director Michael Uppendahl says the decision to shift the focus of the series in the eleventh hour to a teenage girl the audience had never met came down to who among us would be the best commentator on a global sensation.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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Brooklyn did have a 48-41 advantage in bench points, but the Hornets, still hunting for their spot in the Play-In Tournament, were better in just about every other statistical category that mattered.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Columbus Blue Jackets entered the day in the Eastern Conference’s final wild card spot with 88 points.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Lee said financial pressure on cities has contributed to DART’s predicament this year, and simply moving money around won’t help.—
Lilly Kersh,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Councilmember Kent Lee said this winter that the dire predicament facing the city’s Transportation Department should have been the centerpiece of the campaign for a 2024 ballot measure to raise the city’s sales tax.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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After facing the minimum through three innings, Alcantara ran into his only real jam of the game in the fourth.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The song using her TikTok sound has over 13,000 videos of people re-creating the dance, including those twins who love Crumbl cookies, the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, and someone who loves to pop and lock and jam and break.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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In northern California, the transit funding pinch has been felt hard.—
Lilly Kersh,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Martinez blasts a solo shot to centerfield to get Texas within one and Stewart gets on base with an infield single, and her pinch runner ties the game at eight on a Wells single.—
Zoe Collins Rath,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Mar. 2026
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