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At the time, the 81-port AAPA also pushed back against those duties, but to no avail.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 20 May 2025
Florida and Toronto combined for 82 shot attempts in the opening two periods, with the Maple Leafs the aggressors in the first period and the Panthers dominating the second but to no avail for either side.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
Instead, Tatum took the ball up the floor and eventually tried to get around Robinson again to no avail, turning the ball over in a swarm of Knicks defenders in the left corner and dropping the Celtics into an 0-2 series hole.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
The social workers, Bobby’s doctor and his counselors have also tried to persuade Sid and his wife to come home, to no avail.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 10 May 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 20 May 2025
Florida and Toronto combined for 82 shot attempts in the opening two periods, with the Maple Leafs the aggressors in the first period and the Panthers dominating the second but to no avail for either side.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
Instead, Tatum took the ball up the floor and eventually tried to get around Robinson again to no avail, turning the ball over in a swarm of Knicks defenders in the left corner and dropping the Celtics into an 0-2 series hole.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
The social workers, Bobby’s doctor and his counselors have also tried to persuade Sid and his wife to come home, to no avail.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 10 May 2025
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“To no avail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20no%20avail. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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