nought
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In between, Brook got into a tangle against an O'Rourke full ball and was out for nought.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
History has taught you that pouring out your time, energy and emotions will similarly come to nought.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
The visitors had lost two wickets for six runs and Root and Brook were both on nought, only for England's best two batters to combine.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
The veteran strike weapon delivered as he has so many times before, enticing a thick edge from Zak Crawley that Usman Khawaja did well to collect down low at slip, the opener gone for nought.
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
His douceurs were nought but such as an artillery marshal might declaim.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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