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The land changed hands as developers pitched grand ideas to no avail.
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Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Those calls have grown louder in recent months and even days, apparently to no avail.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
That window has elapsed, with the Mets now perennially among the game’s top spenders with a $340 million payroll to no avail.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The couple tried desperately to find a way out — to no avail.
—Michelle Boudin, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
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Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Those calls have grown louder in recent months and even days, apparently to no avail.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
That window has elapsed, with the Mets now perennially among the game’s top spenders with a $340 million payroll to no avail.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The couple tried desperately to find a way out — to no avail.
—Michelle Boudin, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for to no avail
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“To no avail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20no%20avail. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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