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Human rights group Amnesty International says prosecutors falsely alleged that the Gezi park protests were an attempt to overthrow the government.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

At no point did the government attempt to argue that the EO is legal.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

It is the retailer’s latest attempt to become a fashion destination for more shoppers—and reclaim ground lost to Amazon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

For outsiders, Hegseth’s attempt at this version of manhood, complete with bad tattoos and workout videos, is cringeworthy.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

“Well, hello,” Clare said, his voice warm in an attempt to make up for… well, the rest of him.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Statistics show many more attempts at estate recovery than completions, so this strategy works for a lot of people, whether they do it wittingly or not.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

There have been attempts to sign an additional central defender, with a move for Rennes' Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal explored two weeks ago, and that could be a key area the Cottagers look to strengthen.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

These attempts were associated with activity in the BNST.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

The endeavor had become a graveyard for research: Despite more than a thousand attempts by other researchers to produce a therapeutic vaccine for cancer, almost none had succeeded in a meaningful clinical trial.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Even better, their well-meaning attempts at matchmaking kept the Sender sisters very well fed.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Pike’s lawyers claim that “he is not competent to perform this procedure,” noting that “the only time in the past 13 years he has attempted to place a central line, on Mr. Carruthers, he failed.”

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

According to a report from Greenville, S.C., police, Zach was “very emotional” as paramedics attempted to revive Panettiere, and Brian “did not become emotional” until paramedics declared that she was dead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

The Gunners also attempted to sign Vinicius Jr, another left winger, before the Brazil star agreed a new contract with Real Madrid.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Barrett said he then "provided, or attempted to provide, information obtained in Ukraine to individuals he believed were acting on behalf of Russian intelligence services".

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

She had never attempted such a long story before, and was pleased with the results.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

United reignited their interest after attempting to sign him last year near deadline day, but were put off by Brighton's valuation, which was in excess of £100m.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

If you take advantage of that $0 bill and skip paying the following month, daily interest will keep accumulating, wiping out the interest savings you were attempting to gain.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

Kent later said the group was attempting to build a new anti-war political movement and had encouraged Carlson to run for president in 2028.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

Pacific Coast is little known outside the oil industry and is attempting its first entrance into Venezuela.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

A young chess master, a few years Bobby’s senior, was calling from the office phone of the Marshall Chess Club, attempting to talk Fischer into getting together.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady