unsuccessfully
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For example, the lower states pushed unsuccessfully for a federal promise to release more water each year from upstream reservoirs into Lake Mead, which holds water for California and other downstream states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
As FTC chair under former President Joe Biden, she unsuccessfully challenged Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, but succeeded in blocking the merger of grocery-store rivals Kroger’s and Albertsons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
He had always maintained his innocence, despite DNA evidence linking him to the crime, and unsuccessfully appealed to overturn his convictions twice.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Belgium is, unsurprisingly, apoplectic; it unsuccessfully appealed FIFA’s decision.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Laney put Paganini in his carrier, detained only briefly by Mama, who unsuccessfully tried to make a case that Paganini would be more comfortable at home.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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