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avail

noun as in use

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verb as in be of use; use

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be adequate

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Eoin finished school at Knockavoe in Strabane in June and since then his mother explained he has been able to avail of some care, but she does not think it is enough.

From BBC

“The House will be in order!” he yelled to no avail.

From Los Angeles Times

Bobba said he knew these people weren’t actually receiving benefits and tried to tell Musk so, to no avail, according to SSA officials.

From Salon

He searched for grants or support available, to no avail.

From BBC

Foster said he had tried several things in practice to boost his players early in games, to no avail.

From Los Angeles Times

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