without fail
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"Pretty much without fail every sceptical scientist that comes on board who gets to go on a dive changes their opinion."
From Barron's
There’s one show at the Disneyland Resort that each year, without fail, brings me to tears — tears of joy, but also tears of surprise that something so lively, diverse and dance-focused exists at a Disney park.
From Los Angeles Times
These letters she wrote and sent without fail, though she had yet to receive a reply.
From Literature
It is a fine question, for, as you know, Penelope had not received a single one of those heartfelt and educational letters from the Incorrigible children, even though Mrs. Clarke dropped the envelopes in the post every day without fail, and paid for the stamps out of her own wages, too.
From Literature
“There might be jam, unless we have run out. But there will be porridge, without fail. After breakfast I will expect you in my office. Children, follow me, please. You will be staying in our guest quarters. The accommodations are humble, but ‘The warmer the welcome, the grander the palace,’ as Agatha Swanburne used to say.”
From Literature
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