without success
idiom
: without achieving what one tried to do : unsuccessfully
He tried to repair the engine but without success.
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Families have been trying to hold social media companies accountable for harms to young users for more than a decade, so far without success.
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Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
As the search continued without success, investigators widened their efforts to include a pond at nearby Mayfield Park, close to Smith's residence.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Zveare spent weeks trying to contact Bluspark after discovering the flaws, sending emails, voicemails and even LinkedIn messages, without success.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
The Herald tried to reach the Netflix media department without success.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
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Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
As the search continued without success, investigators widened their efforts to include a pond at nearby Mayfield Park, close to Smith's residence.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Zveare spent weeks trying to contact Bluspark after discovering the flaws, sending emails, voicemails and even LinkedIn messages, without success.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
The Herald tried to reach the Netflix media department without success.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Without success.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20success. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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