attempt

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A raid to seize the enriched uranium, in what Kavanagh speculates is an attempt to “embarrass” Iran into submission, the operation would face a slew of problems.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Claim: “My first preference was always the path of diplomacy, yet the regime continued their relentless quest for nuclear weapons and rejected every attempt at an agreement.”

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

The company is expected to eye a listing as soon as this summer and to attempt to raise as much as $75 billion at a $1.75 trillion valuation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Ms. Gage, who teaches American history at Yale, presents the book as an attempt, timed for the semiquincentennial, to improve the contemporary “national historical dialogue, which tends to emphasize veneration or damnation over real understanding.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Nemo was the Fourth US Army Corps, stationed in Saint-Mihiel, leading French and American troops in an attempt to capture the city of Metz.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse