vain
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"However, their efforts were in vain because Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill placed her fingers on the scales of justice, thereby denying Murdaugh his right to a fair trial by an impartial jury."
From BBC • May 13, 2026
President Claudia Sheinbaum even tried in vain to arrange more concerts.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
We know that Musk can be vain and vindictive.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026
“To know that it may all have been in vain is heartbreaking,” Mbara said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Emma’s attempts to stop her father had been vain; and when he had reached such a point as this, she could not wonder at her brother-in-law’s breaking out.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" (1863)
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