in vain
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But Kaepernick doesn’t leave readers feeling that his work was in vain, or that he is without hope.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026
Regardless of reactions from his supporters, Abdurahmanovic said attempts to revise his legacy were in vain.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Her shower not only was disrupted, but it was in vain because Basu started to sweat immediately.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Hundreds of young Russians gathered outside a Moscow courthouse where Yabloko’s bespectacled chairman, Nikolai Rybakov, who has a mop of brown hair and looks like a small-town librarian, spent hours appealing the ruling in vain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Although Sefia never left Oxscini, she spent the next year roaming the Forest Kingdom, searching in vain for signs of Nin or her kidnappers, growing tough and strong in her solitude.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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