fruitlessly
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The Morelli sibs’ involvement gets more and more fruitlessly complicated, though Messrs. Ivanir and Kuzum get to stretch beyond what at first seem clichéd roles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
I know that she spent years fruitlessly searching for her birth mother.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2024
As the passengers fruitlessly tried to escape, Boylan and four crew members jumped from the top deck into the waters of Platts Harbor on Santa Cruz Island.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2024
The allies—some of whom are the ones tirelessly but fruitlessly negotiating the terms of a cease-fire—clearly want the war to stop.
From Slate ● May 13, 2024
He had already spent much of the fortune left to him by his father, fruitlessly seeking the Philosopher’s Stone.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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