drew a blank
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Marinakis has already sacked Nuno Espirito Santo and Ange Postecoglou this season, and his patience once again wore thin after Forest drew a blank despite having 35 shots.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
Essex Police launched Operation Century to find their killers but drew a blank.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025
But in 2016, he forgot how to do his work: Procedures he’d been following for years drew a blank.
From New York Times • May 2, 2024
The BJP drew a blank in 2019 and won one seat in the 2014 elections with the region dominated by two powerful regional groups, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2024
But no matter how hard I focused, struggling to come up with a new plan of attack, my mind drew a blank.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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