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Your friend can avail himself of Social Security survivor benefits if he and his wife were married for 10 years.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

And the Clippers could have cap room going into the 2027 or 2028 offseasons — not that big stars avail themselves in free agency anymore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Thousands of metres below, Pakistani mountain guide Waqar Ali says he was also trying to contact the group, but to no avail.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Concerned employees reportedly ran the story by the outlet’s standards department, to no avail.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

For not in doing or contriving, nor in choosing between this course and another, can I avail; but only in knowing what was and is, and in part also what shall be.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Bryan Cranston’s movie career avails him of some variety, but on Showtime’s “Your Honor” he plays another version of a good man pushed to commit evil for the sake of protecting his family.

From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2024

Shaun Grant’s script rarely, if ever, avails itself of such riches; instead, the narration and dialogue teem with outlaw-movie clichés.

From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2020

Molly avails herself of all modern babyproofing technology in an uphill effort to keep Max alive and un-maimed.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2018

Meanwhile, he avails himself of the pastry-sample plate.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2018

And an you go to that what avails his testimony?

From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Charles Reade

As a bonus, I’d learn a few things while she availed herself of uninterrupted free time, which wasn’t really free, since I’d often hear a running vacuum or dishes clanking in the sink.

From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2026

A £500 payment was then offered to help those affected take extra security and reassurance measures - which about 90% of workers availed of.

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025

In doing so, Adams also availed himself of millions of dollars in public matching funds.

From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2025

Yet they hardly availed themselves of the city’s busy night life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2024

‘Would that have availed to change your judgement?’ said Denethor.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

An interesting gauntlet was thrown down this week when the parent of Fox News agreed to acquire Roku, availing itself of a post-cable platform to compete for news dominance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

But the plays are rigorously composed works of art, availing themselves of a theatrical vocabulary that extends beyond photographic realism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025

Among the heroes availing themselves of this innovation was one Johnny Weissmuller – later to find fame as cinema’s Tarzan.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2024

"This time frame represents a broad enough range to demonstrate climate change, while also availing of the most recent reliable data that covers both the climate change and extremism dimensions for the country."

From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2024

Lady Lansdowne looked this way and that; at length availing herself of the solitude, she paced the walk to its end.

From Chippinge Borough by Stanley J. Weyman