last-ditch

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Whether the script is an attempt to make up for lost time or a last-ditch effort at staging a career resurgence, Nora isn’t interested.

From Salon

But Taryn Fenske, a DeSantis spokeswoman, countered that legal problems with the agreement could render it void, describing the deal as a last-ditch effort to transfer certain rights and authorities over to Disney.

From Washington Post

Ms. Fenske added that the administration expected that the “last-ditch effort” by Disney would be found “void as a matter of law.”

From New York Times

The governor’s office called Disney’s move a “last-ditch” effort that may have “significant legal infirmities” that would render it “void as a matter of law.”

From Los Angeles Times

The company had planned to raise around $1 billion through the offering of preferred stock and warrants in a last-ditch attempt to avoid bankruptcy, and had so far raised $360 million through the complex deal.

From Reuters