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Hollywood star Orlando Bloom is making another attempt to sell his longtime Malibu beach mansion—relisting the property at a significant discount, just a few weeks after it was taken off the market.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

His deepest attempt, for tight end Terrance Ferguson, was broken up by cornerback Cam Lampkin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

His later attempt to engage in merger talks with American Airlines AAL 6.79%increase; up pointing triangle , which American rebuffed, also became public earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Mercedes asked him to pull over immediately after crossing the line, and he parked at Turn One, in an attempt to avoid damaging the engine.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Sela sifted through her beads while I picked green flakes of paint from the table in a pointless attempt to keep my mouth shut.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Still, Pickering says there are easy gains for Ramsay-Peaty to make as he attempts to get back to the top.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Deng and his collaborators solved a problem within broader attempts to mathematically connect equations governing the motion of gases from the smallest to the largest scales, according to the university.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

So singular that it all but defies any kind of tea-leaf-reading or, heaven forbid, attempts at replication.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

The Secret Service has said it is dealing with an unprecedented number of threats against the people it protects, including President Donald Trump, who has escaped several assassination attempts.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

There have been endless attempts to reconstruct exactly what Brunelleschi did, and why, for contemporaries were clear that this little object represented the birth of perspective painting.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

North Korean hackers who have attempted to breach defense contractors and government organizations sometimes operate from countries Pyongyang has diplomatic ties with, including Russia and China, according to United Nations reports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

At the meeting, the Labour opposition on Lewisham Council attempted to introduce an amendment relating to modern slavery, but it was voted down.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

They also attempted to serve subpoenas to reporters Tyler Pager and Adam Goldman, but didn’t ultimately do so.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Police attempted to stop the driver, who fled, starting a chase that went down the 101 Freeway through Hollywood and into Koreatown and at times reached up to 100 mph, according to footage from FOX11.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

They paid no attention to the boat or to her when, late in the day, she attempted another swimming lesson.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Or was the workout attempting to reinvent the low-impact exercise with new rules?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

On Sunday, Iran's armed forces stopped six vessels attempting to transit the Hormuz strait over the past 24 hours after warnings, according to state television.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

Despite road closures and police cordons, emergency services have continued to receive reports of visitors attempting to enter the affected area.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

“It’s a sure thing, which feels better emotionally than attempting something with a 50/50 likelihood. Taking home $65,000 feels better than taking a risk where you go home with zero.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

He began, in typical fashion, by attempting to justify himself but that soon faltered in the white glare of Julian’s silence.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt