lame duck

Example Sentences

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Determining the points at which past Fed chairs became lame ducks is not an exact science, needless to say.

From MarketWatch

A “lame duck” Fed chair may find it harder to muster the authority necessary to unite a fractured board.

From MarketWatch

Before embracing the lame duck narrative, we should instead be asking two simple questions.

From Salon

"I'm not sure he's a lame duck yet," Garret Martin, professor of international relations at American University, told AFP.

From Barron's

Suzuki agreed to a one-year contract, which puts him in the uncomfortable position of being a lame duck before he manages his first game.

From Los Angeles Times