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"We kept losing wickets at crucial times," admitted Bangladesh skipper Sultana, whose fighting 77 was in vain as her side were eliminated.

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"We waited for two years, and really hoped he would come home -- but in vain," his cousin Kishor Joshi told AFP.

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That doesn’t mean the climate movement’s work has been in vain.

Navalnaya said that when an ambulance finally arrived, paramedics attempted in vain to resuscitate him.

Those efforts could be in vain if Haiti’s local economy is pulverized, making recovery efforts more challenging.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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