attempt
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He won at Torrey Pines in February and prepared assiduously for the Masters in an attempt to go one better than his 2025 play-off defeat by Rory McIlroy.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
In young mice, the damage led to a buildup of double-stranded DNA breaks, which occur when cells attempt to repair the adducts.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
In February, four Chagossians gave it a try, landing a rubber raft on tiny Île du Coin in an attempt to establish a de facto right of return, a gambit they called Operation Certain Death.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Indeed, they might have to attempt budget austerity in the context of the ECB raising interest rates and the euro strengthening.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
With the open house set to start in a few minutes, I realized he couldn’t even attempt to take over the event.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Vocabulary lists containing attempt
"Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto
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