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lesser of two evils

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lesser of two evils in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lesser of two evils in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of lesser of two evils in a Sentence

  1. Karen Dumas:

    While a lot of people don't like what they have seen come out of the Donald Trump administration, I don't think Joe Biden and Harris have ignited them as well as they should have, people are doing their research and remember Biden's role in the crime deal in'94 and Harris' prosecutorial record and are again looking at this as the lesser of two evils.

  2. Roseanne Barr:

    I mean, everybody had to choose for themselves, according to their own conscience, who they felt was the lesser of two evils.

  3. Max Lerner:

    When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil.

  4. Tim Mclheny:

    It is the lesser of two evils.

  5. Timothy Head:

    Even a lot of people who identify as being pro-choice, it's almost a reluctant, ambivalent pro-choice. There are some that celebrate it, but there are a lot in that choice community see it as the lesser of two evils in their own decision-making path.

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