"come to nought" meaning in English

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          "text": "The Bank of England's anti-inflation efforts will come to nought if the U.S. Federal Reserve refuse to join in the plan.",
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          "ref": "2024 May 15, Greg Morse, “West Coast electric... all the way”, in RAIL, number 1009, page 41:",
          "text": "As he pointed out, however, there was \"still more to come\". By 1977-78, \"the use of the first Advanced Passenger Trains will reduce journey times between London and Glasgow to four hours\". It was a grand statement of optimism that would sadly come to nought.",
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        "To fail completely; to have no successful result."
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        "(idiomatic, intransitive) To fail completely; to have no successful result."
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          "word": "come to nothing"
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          "word": "come to naught"
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        "To fail completely; to have no successful result."
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