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Recent Examples of last ditch
As a last ditch effort, Sunnova in early March borrowed $185 million from KKR at a 15% interest rate, secured by most of the company’s remaining valuable assets, including years of future residual cash flows from those ABS issues.
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Christopher Helman, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Saunders drained both attempts to give the Cougars a one-point lead and BYU was able to stave off Arizona’s last ditch effort with just 3.2 seconds remaining for a famous victory.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
McTavish nearly completed his first career hat trick into the empty net, but a last ditch effort by former Duck Rickard Rakell forced his one-handed shot attempt into the post.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2025
Bankers see a 'last ditch effort' by CFPB Bankers defended the safety of the Zelle app, and said the CFPB was overreaching in its actions.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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Christopher Helman, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Saunders drained both attempts to give the Cougars a one-point lead and BYU was able to stave off Arizona’s last ditch effort with just 3.2 seconds remaining for a famous victory.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
McTavish nearly completed his first career hat trick into the empty net, but a last ditch effort by former Duck Rickard Rakell forced his one-handed shot attempt into the post.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2025
Bankers see a 'last ditch effort' by CFPB Bankers defended the safety of the Zelle app, and said the CFPB was overreaching in its actions.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for last ditch
Noun
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Oh dear—wildlife has allegedly landed one woman in hot water with her landlord.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Drinking alcohol in the wrong place can now land you not only in hot water with the authorities but also with a fine.—
Duncan Madden,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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It was shaped in kitchens, temples, street corners, songs.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Afterward, Carrie danced down her hallway and disappeared around the corner.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Today there is no S&P 500 index for private equity, but BlackRock — whose index funds put plenty of active mutual-fund managers out of business by showing their flaws — is quietly working on a fix.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Media should not be viewed as a quick promotional fix.—
Devin Haman,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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As California prepared to become the first state to ban several food additives in 2023, titanium dioxide was removed from the legislation at the eleventh hour amid vocal opposition from food companies.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
8 Aug. 2025
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Attempts to win council support for a smaller hike went nowhere as well, and Johnson and aldermen patched together a budget at the eleventh hour with a hodgepodge of fee increases, business taxes and fines.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
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Massachusetts took the top spot, with Idaho and New Jersey following in second and third place.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Despite trading away Brittney Sykes, the Mystics remain in the playoff picture, only one half-game behind the Storm for the eighth and final spot in the postseason with the tiebreaker in hand.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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This predicament, occurring just five months after the airline's emergence from bankruptcy, initiated a rally predominantly led by United Airlines stock (NASDAQ: UAL), which saw a 10% increase.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Witnesses recalled the woman’s behavior at the time of her predicament.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The sit-down was so named for the Japanese charcoal grill used in many courses, which included Japanese A5 Wagyu steak, edible floral arrangements of microgreens and crackling chicken-skin cones filled with foie gras and cloudberry jam.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Its 6 fillings include hazelnut spread, pastry cream, pistachio spread, dark chocolate, apricot jam and mixed berry jam.—
Gary Stern,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Teoscar Hernandez doubled, while pinch runner Esteury Ruiz went to third on a Michael Conforto ground out and scored on an Andy Pages grounder.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
5 Aug. 2025
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And for different but loosely related reasons, other local media companies are feeling a fresh pinch, too.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
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