last hurrah
noun
: a final often valedictory effort, production, or appearance
his unsuccessful Senate run was his last hurrah—
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Even Pete Carroll, the veteran former USC and Seahawks coach looking for one last hurrah, would more closely fit the Cowboys’ standard operating procedure than Sanders.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
President-elect Donald Trump’s second tour in the White House can be a glorious last hurrah or the last flicker of a dying comet.
—Armstrong Williams, Orange County Register, 13 Jan. 2025
And although the cast and crew didn’t know it at the time, the song would eventually serve as Sam’s very last hurrah of the series.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
Its glimpse into those changes also serves as a last hurrah for a certain type of traditional politics that seems remote in our very online age.
—Ben Jacobs, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
President-elect Donald Trump’s second tour in the White House can be a glorious last hurrah or the last flicker of a dying comet.
—Armstrong Williams, Orange County Register, 13 Jan. 2025
And although the cast and crew didn’t know it at the time, the song would eventually serve as Sam’s very last hurrah of the series.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
Its glimpse into those changes also serves as a last hurrah for a certain type of traditional politics that seems remote in our very online age.
—Ben Jacobs, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Last hurrah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20hurrah. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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