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City missed the presence of Kevin De Bruyne in these sequences, with their midfielders preferring safe passes while Chelsea baited the ambitious switch, leaving Nunes to call for passes to no avail.
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Sam Lee, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Twice, Westbrook tried to take a charge against Randle to no avail.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
Woodall and Swindell do their best to navigate the storylines and dialogue in front of them to no avail.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
It was last assessed by the town at $1.9 million, and the last owners tried, to no avail, to give it away.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 16 Jan. 2025
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Sam Lee, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Twice, Westbrook tried to take a charge against Randle to no avail.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
Woodall and Swindell do their best to navigate the storylines and dialogue in front of them to no avail.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
It was last assessed by the town at $1.9 million, and the last owners tried, to no avail, to give it away.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 16 Jan. 2025
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“To no avail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20no%20avail. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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