path of least resistance

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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

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

“As long as flows don’t recover substantially, the path of least resistance remains to the upside for oil prices,” said Giovanni Staunovo, commodity analyst at UBS.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The path of least resistance, I believe, is often what a doctor takes when giving an opinion.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

It almost seemed as if these humans sensed the Afterlife realms—some unconscious part of them guiding them along the path of least resistance.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman