resorted
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When Perry’s parents divorced, her mother, too arrogant to sustain a conventional job, resorted to other ways to keep the family afloat.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Some Gerringong residents have resorted to extreme measures, turning on garden sprinklers to prevent tourists from taking pictures on their lawns.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
The bass have consumed so many fingerlings that state officials have resorted to the ridiculous extreme of transporting baby salmon in tanker trucks, from upstream hatcheries to downstream locations closer to the San Francisco Bay.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
With cemeteries inaccessible, they resorted to schools, mosques, backyards, sidewalks.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
He looked quite at a loss for what to say, and resorted to refilling their mugs.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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