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The optimist in me loves the idea that a food bank provides financial education, even if it was a prerequisite to avail of its services.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

And the Clippers could have cap room going into the 2027 or 2028 offseasons — not that big stars avail themselves in free agency anymore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Thousands of metres below, Pakistani mountain guide Waqar Ali says he was also trying to contact the group, but to no avail.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Diplomatic efforts, spearheaded by mediators including Pakistan and Qatar, have tried for months to bring an end to the war to no avail.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

Jean Louise tiptoed past her to no avail.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

Bryan Cranston’s movie career avails him of some variety, but on Showtime’s “Your Honor” he plays another version of a good man pushed to commit evil for the sake of protecting his family.

From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2024

Jean sometimes wears men’s clothes and avails herself of male privileges, taking Eliza on long walks down to the docks and into the surrounding woodlands.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2022

Shaun Grant’s script rarely, if ever, avails itself of such riches; instead, the narration and dialogue teem with outlaw-movie clichés.

From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2020

Meanwhile, he avails himself of the pastry-sample plate.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2018

"What avails it?" said Martin, sadly; "if we get clear of the wood we shall die cheap; here, hard by, I know a place where we may die dear."

From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Charles Reade

As a bonus, I’d learn a few things while she availed herself of uninterrupted free time, which wasn’t really free, since I’d often hear a running vacuum or dishes clanking in the sink.

From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2026

A £500 payment was then offered to help those affected take extra security and reassurance measures - which about 90% of workers availed of.

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025

In doing so, Adams also availed himself of millions of dollars in public matching funds.

From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2025

Yet they hardly availed themselves of the city’s busy night life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2024

The Walasi-Yi, we discovered, provided other services to bona fide hikers for a small fee—laundry center, showers, towel rental—and we greedily availed ourselves of all those.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

An interesting gauntlet was thrown down this week when the parent of Fox News agreed to acquire Roku, availing itself of a post-cable platform to compete for news dominance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

But the plays are rigorously composed works of art, availing themselves of a theatrical vocabulary that extends beyond photographic realism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025

"This time frame represents a broad enough range to demonstrate climate change, while also availing of the most recent reliable data that covers both the climate change and extremism dimensions for the country."

From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2024

For 20 years, Thomas benefited from Huizenga's attention as well, availing himself of the billionaire's fleet of aircraft and other luxuries.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2023

It was a night for lovers and lovers were availing themselves of it, but to Newt Spooner the seductive whispers through the upper branches of the oaks carried no message of peace or minstrelsy.

From The Code of the Mountains by Charles Neville Buck