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  1. vainly, in vainadverb

    to no avail

    "he looked for her in vain"; "the city fathers tried vainly to find a solution"

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  1. Patty Sheehan:

    They did not die in vain because of what is happening right now, if you are softening your hearts, and there has been a change of heart, thank you.

  2. Stephen Vizinczey:

    Most bad books get that way because their authors are engaged in trying to justify themselves. If a vain author is an alcoholic, then the most sympathetically portrayed character in his book will be an alcoholic. This sort of thing is very boring for outsiders.

  3. Leo C. Rosten:

    Every writer is a narcissist. This does not mean that he is vain it only means that he is hopelessly self-absorbed.

  4. Australian Sen. Richard Di Natale:

    It is incredibly fitting that today we are passing this bill which is one step towards making medicinal cannabis accessible to people like Dan, thank you to Lucy for everything you have done. Please know that your family's grief, pain and suffering has not been in vain and this is a legacy that Dan will leave here in Parliament.

  5. Paul Ryan:

    I can't believe I have the power to pardon, that is shocking to me. I don't want this responsibility, as far as I can tell, it seems pretty damning evidence and she( the suspect) confessed herself. Ibolya, my dear ex-wife, and I do mean that, will not have died in vain.


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