last ditches

noun

plural of last ditch
as in hot waters

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  1. corners
  2. fixes
  3. spots
  4. jams
  5. holes
  6. scrapes
  7. predicaments
  8. impasses
Noun
  • That intersection is at the four corners border of Romulus, Westland, Dearborn Heights and Taylor.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The object also reveals how cosmopolitan the Qianlong court was, which, like the Mughal court in India, welcomed artisans from all corners of China and the rest of the world, according to Wang.
    — Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of corners
Noun
  • The reality is that the execution of those fixes is usually dependent on many different business functions, and most of those people do not work for product management.
    — Alessandro Lagi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Its preferred fixes include rapid deployment of natural-gas turbines and fuel cells, colocating data centers with operating nuclear plants, and converting former Bitcoin-mining sites that already have access to power infrastructure.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of fixes
Noun
  • Fifth-round selection Jaden Dugger is still a raw product coming out of Louisiana, but the 6-foot-4, 240-pound linebacker is getting opportunities in practice to try his hand at a variety of spots.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • That storm dumped torrential rain — more than 3 feet in spots on the windward side of the island — that triggered damaging landslides and flash flooding that cut off small communities, destroyed homes and damaged critical infrastructure.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of spots
Noun
  • Look North World runs game jams and a publishing program to find platform-native talent.
    — Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Meghan has continued to focus on her lifestyle brand As Ever, selling jarred jams, tea sets and candles.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of jams
Noun
  • Even a carriage horse at the foot of the ancient monument has joined in, sporting a brown bucket hat with holes cut for its ears.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Place the magnetic keys inside the frame’s hangers, then press it into the wall to create two perfect holes to add your hardware in exactly the right spot.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of holes
Noun
  • This follows previous scrapes of the dataset posted on Reddit (since taken down by the original poster) and the AI model clearinghouse Hugging Face.
    — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Cut marks and scrapes made by flint knives at consistent locations on the bones indicate local humans butchered many of them for meals.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of scrapes
Noun
  • Aemond, too, for that matter, while Daemon’s arrogance continues to get Team Black into all sorts of predicaments.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Rather than bridging shortfalls, both Seattle and Washington now face more difficult fiscal predicaments, Joblon said.
    — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
Definition of predicaments
Noun
  • California law bars law enforcement officers and firefighters from striking against public employers, instead providing dispute-resolution procedures for labor impasses.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The second chapter intertwines misfortune and impasses.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Definition of impasses
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