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So far, it had been a fruitless chase.

I have zero expectation of getting the bike back, and searching for it has proven fruitless.

Officials from both countries agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war each, during otherwise fruitless peace negotiations in Istanbul a week ago.

He added that he had decided to go public after holding more than 30 fruitless meetings with senior Zambian officials.

In the past few years that search has been fruitless.