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Cannone directed them to continue deliberating but to no avail.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
The students repeatedly tried to dialogue with the administration but to no avail.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
There, for about an hour, the prison system’s clandestine three-member execution team searched for a proper vein, poking him with needles attached to lethal chemicals ready to enter Creech’s body but to no avail, and state prison leadership called off his execution.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 12 June 2024
Initially, the firm sought to bid on Paramount Global alone to no avail.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 11 June 2024
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
The students repeatedly tried to dialogue with the administration but to no avail.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
There, for about an hour, the prison system’s clandestine three-member execution team searched for a proper vein, poking him with needles attached to lethal chemicals ready to enter Creech’s body but to no avail, and state prison leadership called off his execution.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 12 June 2024
Initially, the firm sought to bid on Paramount Global alone to no avail.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 11 June 2024
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“To no avail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20no%20avail. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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