least-worst
Britishadjective
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So either someone steps up and earns the rose, or it goes to the top-two least-worst.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
That’s probably among the least-worst options, if you really must pick your nose.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2022
Prominent Leave supporters such as Mr Johnson and former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith said they now viewed the deal as the least-worst option.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2019
It is more than disquieting to be confronted with a no-win scenario, as there is rarely closure for someone forced to choose the least-worst option in an unwinnable situation.
From Forbes ● Jul. 1, 2014
Yet gasoline-powered cars may trump both alternatives for decades as the least-worst option, with wider adoption of more efficient conventional cars helping to curb carbon emissions and oil dependence.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2010
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