without success
idiom
: without achieving what one tried to do : unsuccessfully
He tried to repair the engine but without success.
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In March 2023, the unit ran Midtown Jane Doe’s DNA profile through CODIS, the national DNA database maintained by the FBI, without success.
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Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024
Because of the higher threshold, many districts have a tough time getting bond measures approved, often putting them before voters multiple times over several years without success.
—Carleen Johnson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Dec. 2024
The Turtle made three attempts to blow up British ships without success.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 26 Dec. 2024
The Journal Sentinel attempted to reach Norris on multiple occasions, without success.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024
Because of the higher threshold, many districts have a tough time getting bond measures approved, often putting them before voters multiple times over several years without success.
—Carleen Johnson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Dec. 2024
The Turtle made three attempts to blow up British ships without success.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 26 Dec. 2024
The Journal Sentinel attempted to reach Norris on multiple occasions, without success.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Without success.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20success. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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