vain
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President Claudia Sheinbaum even tried in vain to arrange more concerts.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
We know that Musk can be vain and vindictive.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026
At the Civilian Protection Center of Excellence, the staff tried in vain to save the program.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026
In vain in the end, but not forgotten.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Alice Paul believed that the suffering of the protesters would not be in vain.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing vain
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" (1863)
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