without success
idiom
: without achieving what one tried to do : unsuccessfully
He tried to repair the engine but without success.
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Police called for the public’s help in the search and had used drones, its marine unit, canine units with the Chicago Ridge Police Department and helicopter assistance from Chicago police in the search, initially without success.
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Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
The 911 operator tried to call back multiple times without success.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
Placing the city’s transit systems under municipal control is a concept that has been bandied about before without success.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
The Houthis also launched attacks targeting U.S. warships without success.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
The 911 operator tried to call back multiple times without success.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
Placing the city’s transit systems under municipal control is a concept that has been bandied about before without success.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
The Houthis also launched attacks targeting U.S. warships without success.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Without success.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20success. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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