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Recent Examples of last ditch
In a last ditch effort, the determined rescuers brought in an excavator and devised a plan that would save the animal’s life.
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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
The lie here is senseless, not made as a last ditch effort to keep his relationship with Ellie intact.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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For mop and broom heads and scrub brushes, remove any debris before soaking them in a bucket of hot water, soap, and a disinfecting solution.—
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The power outage also meant many homes lost heating and hot water as temperatures dropped well below freezing in Berlin.—
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Each attachment can connect to an extra-long, 22-foot hose that doesn’t kink, and is flexible enough to easily maneuver around obstacles and corners.—
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Levi’s Water-Resistant Short Cotton Trench Coat Last but not least, given spring is right around the corner, there’s no better time than now to buy a water-resistant trench coat.—
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And Jennifer and her husband David Otto would regularly trek to Bruce’s Juices in Hermosa Beach for a fix before launching their own store.—
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Tesla’s fix involved finding better glue.—
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The Golden Globes redeemed most of those titles in the eleventh hour.—
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Two spots saved in the eleventh hour While many restaurants met a tragic fate in 2025, a select few were fortunate enough to find ways to remain open days before they were scheduled to close.—
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This moody shade definitely deserves a spot in your winter outfit rotation.—
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True freshman Ja’Boree Antoine has also seen spot reps this season.—
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This year, however, my predicament has grown more urgent.—
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Owner’s Jail, to put it nicely, is the predicament of NFL fans whose team is owned by someone whose stewardship does not inspire great optimism.—
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In place of tomato sauce, pesto, or olive oil, use onion jam as your base.—
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His father, who played in a party band, occasionally invited him to rehearsals, where Kwasniewski-Kelvin, then 12, would solo over the group’s blues and pop jams.—
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City officials confirmed Monday that something had previously struck the bottom of the streetlight, shifting the wires and causing a pinch in the wiring that energized the pole.—
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Once the butter melts, add mushrooms and a small pinch of salt.—
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“Last ditch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/last%20ditch. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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