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Oswell said the bull's owner drove a cow to the cricket club in an effort to entice the animal off the field, but to no avail.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026
Borman said property owners call the city’s 311 system to no avail.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026
One 59-year-old with 34 years of experience in the financial-services sector has been job hunting for 17 months, to no avail.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026
Her government has favored dialogue with the protesting teachers, but to no avail.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Milo tried desperately to say who he was and where he was going, but to no avail.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
Vocabulary lists containing avail
Grade 12, List 1
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"What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" by Frederick Douglass
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"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards
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