vain
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With songs like Freak On A Leash and Rotting In Vain, American nu metal band Korn didn't seem to have much of a grip on a life of piety.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2023
That was supposed to be followed by Olivia Rodrigo and Alanis Morissette dueting on "You're So Vain," but the Canadian rock-star dropped out.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2022
Simon, 76, is a singer-songwriter known for "You're So Vain," "Anticipation" and other songs of the 1970s.
From Reuters • May 4, 2022
And Monaco grabbed sixth, its best finish ever in an Olympic sporting event, with Rudy Rinaldi and Boris Vain completing their four runs in 3:59.14.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2022
Vain favour! coming, like most other favours long deferred and often wished for, too late!
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" (1863)
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