attempt
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Under his watch, Long Beach recently started branding itself as “Vibe City,” which he said is an attempt to encapsulate the charm of L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
In our newly published, peer-reviewed study, we used nationally representative panel survey data that tracked over 500 white Americans over time to attempt to answer this question.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
An aide picked them in an attempt to give him a glimpse of life outside the presidential bubble.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The vote was called early by Perez himself, in an attempt secure a renewed mandate following a period of on-field unrest and disapproval in the stands at the Santiago Bernabeu.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Not long after her twenty-first birthday, she started seeing mystics, conjurers, and Voodoo priests, all in an attempt to magnify her vision.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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"Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto
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