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  1. pis aller, last resortnoun

    an expedient adopted only in desperation

    "`pis aller' is French for `worst going'"

    Synonyms:
    pis aller

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  1. Janvier Chouteu-Chando:

    Home is supposed to be a place of security, the last resort of refuge.”

  2. Ravindra Gupta:

    It is important to note that this curative treatment is high-risk, and only used as a last resort for patients with HIV who also have life-threatening haematological malignancies, therefore, this is not a treatment that would be offered widely to patients with HIV who are on successful antiretroviral treatment.

  3. Robert Hannigan:

    Legislation is a blunt last resort because frankly extremism is very difficult to define in law and you could spend all your time in court arguing about whether a particular video crosses the line or not.

  4. Dana Schrad:

    Police officers use firearms as a last resort.

  5. Terry Dittes:

    We do not take this lightly, this is our last resort.


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