unavailing
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As part of their unavailing effort, the judges quoted a 1940 speech then-U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2025
Repeated attempts to reach Bishop Zurek and his spokesman were unavailing, and the diocese did not respond to an emailed request for comment.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 22, 2022
But despite said indignities, Italian Americans’ quest for affirmative action has been mostly unavailing.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2022
Equally unavailing is the majority’s reliance on the Proclamation’s waiver program.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2018
And feeling that unavailing bond close on me anew, I was angry; for Ashe’s love had always forced me to act against my heart.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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