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Others, like YouTube, sought to be excluded from the ban, with parent company Google even threatening to sue the Australian federal government in July 2025—to no avail.
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Angelica Ang, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
According to Evans, the patron was trying to usher the seal out the back door to no avail.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
His defense attorney, Robert Perez, sought a prison term of less than three years, citing his age, health and other factors, but to no avail.
—Jay Weaver
december 4, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
For example, lace tights came along, then burgundy one; even red and pastel shades have tried to claim that spot as the go-to tights for the coldest days of the year, to no avail.
—Marilú Almaguer, Glamour, 30 Nov. 2025
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Angelica Ang, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
According to Evans, the patron was trying to usher the seal out the back door to no avail.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
His defense attorney, Robert Perez, sought a prison term of less than three years, citing his age, health and other factors, but to no avail.
—Jay Weaver
december 4, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
For example, lace tights came along, then burgundy one; even red and pastel shades have tried to claim that spot as the go-to tights for the coldest days of the year, to no avail.
—Marilú Almaguer, Glamour, 30 Nov. 2025
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“To no avail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20no%20avail. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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