avail
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But the letters included allegations alone, no evidence or data verifying DHS’s claims, which Weber said she flagged and asked to see, to no avail.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026
So far, it has been to no avail.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
“One time I thought I had a helicopter in my driveway,” said Nancy Monzidelis, a longtime Larchmont resident who has contacted the Federal Aviation Administration to no avail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
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
The ones holding our items throw them to the side to try to get a better grip on solid ground—to no avail.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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The stars have chemistry and charisma; the series avails itself of an impressive cast of guest stars and delectable Italian shooting locations.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
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
Jean sometimes wears men’s clothes and avails herself of male privileges, taking Eliza on long walks down to the docks and into the surrounding woodlands.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2022
It’s an exquisite reminder of the wondrous things that can happen when a storyteller of boundless imagination avails himself of some rigorous discipline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2018
The old man is not unfavorable; he is, perhaps, more: he is, in a measure, friendly; but what avails such advocacy?
From Barrington Volume II (of II) by Charles James Lever
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
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
The response did not specify how many people had availed of the counselling offered.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2023
“What option have I, my son? Naturally, I protested, but it has availed me nothing.”
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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Still, Levinson said, Siebel Newsom’s availing herself of the public forum did not mean she had violated the law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
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
Mr Manifold added: " I had no interest in taking private aviation nor in availing myself of corporate tickets for sports events. I made my own coffee, bought my lunch in the local cafe."
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
"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
For this reason they transferred the seat of the monarchy there, availing themselves of the proximity of the land and the fame of the city.
From The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) by Max Duncker
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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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