last-ditch

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“It’s exploitative and frankly disrespectful and infuriating that that is kind of a last-ditch effort to suggest to my community ... that they’ve been wrong the whole time,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Samsung management and union leaders resumed talks on Monday in a last-ditch effort to avoid a strike.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Webb confirmed the move after explaining why disallowing West Ham's last-ditch equaliser against Arsenal on Sunday was the correct decision.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The move marks EQT’s last-ditch attempt to reach a friendly deal after some Intertek shareholders signaled they wanted the company to engage with its suitor.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

In a last-ditch effort to save Roosevelt’s life, the doctor filled his syringe with quinine and injected it directly into Roosevelt’s abdomen.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple