nought

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History has taught you that pouring out your time, energy and emotions will similarly come to nought.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

The veteran strike weapon delivered as he has so many times before, enticing a thick edge from Zak Crawley that Usman Khawaja did well to collect down low at slip, the opener gone for nought.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

He had Lions captain Tom Haines miscue to mid-on with the fifth ball he bowled then Bethell, who spent 15 balls on nought, pulled to square leg.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

He then wrapped up the innings when he bowled Kagiso Rabada for nought to finish with 3-98 off 33 overs.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

Since the old Aristotelian doctrine was crumbling, Descartes, true to his Jesuit training, tried to use nought and infinity to replace the old proof of God’s existence.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife