without success
idiom
: without achieving what one tried to do : unsuccessfully
He tried to repair the engine but without success.
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This is hardly the first time that news has circulated quickly on the social media networks even as Moscow has tried to keep a lid on the story without success.
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Peter Suciu, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Researchers have tried without success to develop new class of schizophrenia medications since the last wave of dopamine-blocking antipsychotics emerged in the 1990s.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
Like many women, Thompson tried the coil and contraceptive pill, without success.
—Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 30 Aug. 2024
Various White House occupants have tried to sway the Fed or thrown its autonomy into question, usually without success.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2024
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Peter Suciu, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Researchers have tried without success to develop new class of schizophrenia medications since the last wave of dopamine-blocking antipsychotics emerged in the 1990s.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
Like many women, Thompson tried the coil and contraceptive pill, without success.
—Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 30 Aug. 2024
Various White House occupants have tried to sway the Fed or thrown its autonomy into question, usually without success.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Without success.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20success. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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