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vain

[veyn] / veɪn /




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Speaking of trillion-dollar leprechauns, you will hunt through all 545 pages in vain for those big “DOGE” savings you were promised.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

Woody can be bossy and controlling, jealous and vain.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

"How my life has been spent in vain here!"

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

With each stride, I squirmed deeper into the Florsheims’ tapered toes in a vain effort to spare my chafing heels.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Returned to the ship, the heroes held a council and one and another urged Jason to let him take the trial upon himself; but in vain, Jason would yield to none of them.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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