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Authorities thought the girl’s mother had taken her to Mexico, and her father went there multiple times to search for her to no avail, police said.
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
The day before his execution, Sigmon asked the South Carolina Supreme Court to pause his execution because the details of state’s lethal injection method are secret, to no avail, per the outlet.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Wolff was in so much pain, screaming and crying, that he was put at one point on a cocktail of Dilaudid and ketamine intravenously, and Oxycodone 15 mg, to no avail.
—Tony Saavedra, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
For more than six months, the FEC has been trying to collect the money from Cawthorn to no avail.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2025
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
The day before his execution, Sigmon asked the South Carolina Supreme Court to pause his execution because the details of state’s lethal injection method are secret, to no avail, per the outlet.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Wolff was in so much pain, screaming and crying, that he was put at one point on a cocktail of Dilaudid and ketamine intravenously, and Oxycodone 15 mg, to no avail.
—Tony Saavedra, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
For more than six months, the FEC has been trying to collect the money from Cawthorn to no avail.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 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 Mar. 2025.
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