: the last extremity however painful or calamitous
: the inboard end of a ship's anchoring cable
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Kara Nesvig, Parents, 14 Oct. 2024
But the chances of the conviction being overturned are slim, and the decision to fight the charges against him to the bitter end—in contrast to Ellison and the other coconspirators—may continue to prove an unfruitful one.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 24 Sep. 2024
Thanks for tuning in and for staying to the bitter end.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Musk, who tends to see court fights through to the bitter end rather than conceding, reserved the right to revive his claims.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Tamora: Tamora appears in Titus Andronicus and meets a bitter end.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 14 Oct. 2024
But the chances of the conviction being overturned are slim, and the decision to fight the charges against him to the bitter end—in contrast to Ellison and the other coconspirators—may continue to prove an unfruitful one.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 24 Sep. 2024
Thanks for tuning in and for staying to the bitter end.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Musk, who tends to see court fights through to the bitter end rather than conceding, reserved the right to revive his claims.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Bitter end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bitter%20end. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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