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as a last re·sort

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of as a last resort in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of as a last resort in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of as a last resort in a Sentence

  1. John Koskinen:

    Shutting down the IRS will be a last resort, but I want to be upfront with you about the problem.

  2. Andrew Kaip:

    Equity markets are to a large degree closed... Miners are looking for alternatives. Unfortunately this is an alternative of last resort.

  3. Mark Cohen:

    For consumer products companies, raising prices for consumers is the last resort. That's because price increases in stores are highly noticeable by shoppers and can influence demand.

  4. Chief Financial Officer Ronald Seckelmann:

    That would be a last-resort measure, and it isn't on the table yet.

  5. Prisons Director Michael Carvajal:

    I take it very seriously when we're going to put people in their cells and restrict movement. That's not healthy, that's not good either, and I'd like to think that that's the last resort.

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