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They followed up several times with his team to no avail.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

But there’s a lot to be said about emotional security, a lower tax bill, shared expenses and healthcare insurance, among other advantages that married couples avail of.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Austin had been pushing Fox Sports, the official U.S. partner for the World Cup, to hire her, but to no avail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

The businessman filmed people making off with over six containers of lighting equipment the morning after the tremors, appealing for help on social media but to no avail.

From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026

Then I left him pottering about in the library and went off to plead my case before Mother, to no avail.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

Bryan Cranston’s movie career avails him of some variety, but on Showtime’s “Your Honor” he plays another version of a good man pushed to commit evil for the sake of protecting his family.

From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2024

At times Hamrouni avails herself of this option.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023

Shaun Grant’s script rarely, if ever, avails itself of such riches; instead, the narration and dialogue teem with outlaw-movie clichés.

From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2020

Molly avails herself of all modern babyproofing technology in an uphill effort to keep Max alive and un-maimed.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2018

And what avails it to conquer them if they cannot be made amenable to force?

From The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage by Angell, Norman

As a bonus, I’d learn a few things while she availed herself of uninterrupted free time, which wasn’t really free, since I’d often hear a running vacuum or dishes clanking in the sink.

From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2026

In doing so, Adams also availed himself of millions of dollars in public matching funds.

From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2025

Yet they hardly availed themselves of the city’s busy night life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2024

Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki told Parliament’s Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security that “unless all resources are mobilized and availed, our troops will not leave the country.”

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2023

They entered all the contests, availed themselves of all the discounts that were advertised and had, on two occasions, won a T-shirt and a thermos flask that Baby Kochamma kept locked away in her cupboard.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

For now, companies are availing themselves of the latest spike in crude prices to lock in a price for their output, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

I’m availing myself of the bar that’s already open.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2024

Among the heroes availing themselves of this innovation was one Johnny Weissmuller – later to find fame as cinema’s Tarzan.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2024

"This time frame represents a broad enough range to demonstrate climate change, while also availing of the most recent reliable data that covers both the climate change and extremism dimensions for the country."

From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2024

The military men gave their opinion for a capitulation, the rest were for obstinately continuing the defence, availing themselves of the usual methods of repairing the works.

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