futile
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A team led by Lawrence Kazak at McGill University's Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute has now identified the molecular trigger for this alternative system, known as the futile creatine cycle.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
In some school districts, including Wichita, efforts to block all or part of the platform proved futile.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
His behavior has alarmed free speech advocates, including the FCC’s lone Democratic appointee Anna Gomez, who noted that early station renewal reviews are exceedingly rare and largely futile.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
For now, mining is largely done in ways reminiscent of the United States' gold rush in the 19th century, when so many ended up exhausted in a futile hunt for treasure.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
She draws out the first syllable of futile for a second too long.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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