path of least resistance
Example Sentences
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In the wake of the club's colossal, and borderline negligent, error in appointing Wilfried Nancy, ignoring a proven winner who's under your nose is the risk-averse play, the path of least resistance.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
“Their liquidity, scale, and outsize index weightings make them the path of least resistance, and therefore the most likely to absorb any broad-based selling or rotation,” the report said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
“If you look toward year-end, the path of least resistance for equities is still up,” Sandven said.
From MarketWatch ● May 31, 2026
Once there, the path of least resistance is to use Amazon’s warehouses for everything – including the orders that come in from Shopify and Etsy.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
He hated to start right out with a lie, but it was the path of least resistance.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
