attempt
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A bipartisan group of states recently challenged Nexstar’s $6.2 billion bid for broadcasting rival Tegna, a deal Trump supported, and another coalition is considering whether to oppose Paramount’s $81 billion attempt to acquire Warner Bros.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
The third case involved covert surveillance at a hen harrier roost in the Yorkshire Dales where investigators captured evidence of a planned attempt to kill one of the UK's rarest birds of prey.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
For supporters, the effort represents a long-promised attempt to tighten immigration controls and redefine American citizenship more narrowly.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
The men wore women’s clothing in an attempt to evade RSF militiamen, but they were found out.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
He knew full well this wasn’t my third attempt.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing attempt
"Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto
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