without fail
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He said he began to drink “365 days a year without fail” and developed a violent streak, getting into brawls over minor irritations.
From Los Angeles Times
You can borrow her goal, if not her methods, and act inclusively, hereafter, without fail.
From Washington Post
Taking its name from the image of a spinning phonograph record, "Revolver" has proven to be an even more prescient metaphor for understanding the Beatles' phenomenal success: it's a near certainty that the LP has been playing somewhere, without fail, in every minute of every hour since music lovers first laid their hands on the album during that long-ago summer.
From Salon
During the ruling Workers’ Party meeting that ended Wednesday, Kim said his government sees agricultural development as a matter of “strategic” importance and that farming goals should be settled without fail, according to the official Korean Central News Agency.
From Seattle Times
He stressed that the construction should be “carried out without fail” in the face of unspecified “harsh difficulties.”
From Seattle Times
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