in vain
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Opposition, however, has not been in vain, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
But England's bowlers held their nerve on this occasion, closing out a 55-run win as the brilliant Pavan Rathnayake's 118 off just 77 balls was in vain for Sri Lanka.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
I’ve searched in vain for Norm Macdonald-like labels, “And now, the effective-altruism-spun news.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Ultimately he blew $825,000 and two decades of work on the venture in vain.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
He pounded in vain; no further reply came from the enchantresses, and even the window suddenly darkened with an impenetrable black fog.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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