unsuccessfully
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Teirab, a former Marine and a Harvard Law graduate who’d run unsuccessfully for Congress as a Republican, responded with a blunt reality check.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Roldan, who ran unsuccessfully for City Council in June, said he sees plenty of people living in their vehicles, but fewer tents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
The government had fought unsuccessfully to keep legal challenges to its first notice to Apple secret.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Wan was one of the men who arrived at Simpson’s door in March 2025 and attempted, unsuccessfully, to retrieve the babies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
After several additional days of searching unsuccessfully, Daddy returned the 122 miles to White Sulphur Springs by himself.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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