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Lindsay Gottlieb tried her best to convince her friend, Hilary Howard, on Connecticut, to no avail.
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
For two months, environmental groups have also tried to get clarity from commissioners, to no avail.
—Emily L. Mahoney, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
For years, Andretti Global pushed to get a U.S. team on the Formula 1 grid, to no avail.
—Maury Brown, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Both agencies spent the next 15 hours trying to negotiate with Pfefferkorn and coax him back outside to no avail.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
For two months, environmental groups have also tried to get clarity from commissioners, to no avail.
—Emily L. Mahoney, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
For years, Andretti Global pushed to get a U.S. team on the Formula 1 grid, to no avail.
—Maury Brown, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Both agencies spent the next 15 hours trying to negotiate with Pfefferkorn and coax him back outside to no avail.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 22 Nov. 2024
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“To no avail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20no%20avail. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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