last resort
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Beyond equity, the company has offered financial backstops, acting as a customer of last resort.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
But for Mauri, the treadmill turned out to be far more than the workout machine of last resort.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
The island, which is managed by the Landmark Trust, is now pumping water from ponds used by wildlife to a treatment works as a "last resort".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Just like war itself, polygraphs should be a lever of last resort.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
A budgie would do as the bird of last resort.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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