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last-ditch a last-ditch attempt to solve a problem is the final attempt that you make after you have failed several times to solve it. The gesture has been seen by many as a last-ditch attempt to win voters. (always before noun) The UN is trying to secure talks between the two sides in a last-ditch effort to avert war. |
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Ryanair made a last-ditch effort on Friday to persuade Aer Lingus shareholders to accept its takeover bid, repeating a call for job cuts at the airline and accusing management there of misleading investors. Wendell joked Tuesday that he was making one last-ditch effort to get his son to follow in his footsteps and become a Bruin, but the younger Tyler decided on the Trojans. Despite the failure of last-ditch efforts to agree on a plan to gradually truck increasing amounts of the city's household trash to remote dumps, Council President Eric Garcetti still held out hope to reach a compromise with Browning-Ferris Industries, which owns the landfill. |
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