without success
idiom
: without achieving what one tried to do : unsuccessfully
He tried to repair the engine but without success.
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Since then, key mediators Egypt and Qatar have tried to restart negotiations without success.
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Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Prospect appealed Metro Council's approval without success, clearing the way for LDG to carry out the project.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
After sending out more than 1,000 job applications without success, this Gen Z graduate campaigned on Wall Street with a custom sign to land a gig.
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Threatened with potentially huge financial penalties, industry and its supporters recently turned to the Supreme Court for help — without success.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
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Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Prospect appealed Metro Council's approval without success, clearing the way for LDG to carry out the project.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
After sending out more than 1,000 job applications without success, this Gen Z graduate campaigned on Wall Street with a custom sign to land a gig.
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Threatened with potentially huge financial penalties, industry and its supporters recently turned to the Supreme Court for help — without success.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Without success.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20success. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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