last resort

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Options administrators will look at include selling the company, selling some assets, or in the last resort, winding it up.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Waiting lists have not been used in over a decade and are widely viewed as a last resort, per KFF.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Some young people only turn to artificial-intelligence chatbots as a last resort, citing concerns about relationships, creativity, the environment and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

The government can elect to expressly be a buyer of last resort by only supporting suppliers when demand is weak, thus promoting more consistent production.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

But in the last resort it made no difference which of the Black Jackets it had been.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke