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Free sign upThe phrase "a futile endeavour" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an effort or attempt that is pointless or without any chance of success.
Example: "Despite their best efforts to resolve the issue, it became clear that it was a futile endeavour."
Alternatives: "a pointless effort" or "a vain attempt."
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And actually trying to find something in these towers of boxes is always a futile endeavour.
Drawing parallels between actors and the characters they play is usually a futile endeavour that invites squirming interviewees to roll their eyes.
Public health physician Dr Ken Harvey, who quit his job with La Trobe University in 2014 over the university's proposed deal with vitamin giant Swisse Wellness, said in his experience, educating those who were firmly anti-vaccination was a futile endeavour.
This could theoretically, however, based on the pharmacodynamic factors mention above, be a futile endeavour.
Critics bill CARICOM's new push as a futile endeavour, at best.
I am afraid that this might be a futile endeavour.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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