avail
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In 2021, specialist officers working as part of a unit investigating organised crime also investigated to no avail, though did rule it was "foul play".
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
One 59-year-old with 34 years of experience in the financial-services sector has been job hunting for 17 months, to no avail.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026
Her government has favored dialogue with the protesting teachers, but to no avail.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
She followed her pediatrician’s advice, adding tube after tube of rash cream to no avail.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
The pass gave her access to the classes, though it did not make them broadly avail able to others.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Grade 12, List 1
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"What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" by Frederick Douglass
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"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards
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