without fail
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The 98-year-old, who lives in Woodbridge, Suffolk, does at least 40 press-ups every day without fail – 20 in the morning and another 20 in the evening.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
And yet, almost without fail, the team with the hottest goalie goes all the way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
“When a new person asked me what the best Mexican restaurant in New York was, my response, without fail, was “I’m still looking for it.”
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026
"Pretty much without fail every sceptical scientist that comes on board who gets to go on a dive changes their opinion."
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
Each evening, without fail, he summons his courage and goes to the Nuevo Laredo city hall with a large plastic paint bucket and two rags.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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