futility

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Meanwhile. the Indiana Pacers matched a franchise record for futility with their 12th straight defeat, falling 135-127 to the Magic in Orlando.

From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026

Boise State extended its recent futility against Power Four teams, dropping its 10th consecutive game.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2025

“The frantic futility of constantly searching for a new place,” he wrote his longtime friend, Johnny Dark, “a new life, a new partner. As though change itself were some kind of elixir.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

It is Brett and Jake’s dilemma distilled, her hunger for love, his incapacity, their knowing futility.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

If a Pogrebin is allowed to tail a human for many hours, a sense of great futility will overcome its prey, who will eventually fall into a state of lethargy and despair.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling