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Sheriff’s personnel responded to the scene at 3 p.m. and used deescalation tactics to try to coax the suspect from the car for several hours to no avail.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
The U.S., the United Arab Emirates and Australia objected, to no avail as Iran took its seat.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
The women said they tried to raise awareness and have the factory investigated by petitioning politicians and holding lawful protests, but to no avail.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
For years, critics have argued that the dollar’s place of primacy would erode, to no avail.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
Witness after witness at the police- and-fire commission inquiry testified to this — but to little avail.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
Vocabulary lists containing avail
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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