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The probe against Powell was dropped to smooth the way for Warsh's Senate confirmation, but the battle to fire Cook continues despite a Supreme Court decision nullifying an earlier attempt to do so.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

In the following I will attempt to describe how finances express themselves in vehicle aesthetics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Worryingly, that solo attempt came from defender Sven Botman, while Jaissle used centre-back Dan Burn, a substitute, up front when he was sent on.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

The latest hiccup for the AI trade inspired investors to attempt to buy the dip last week.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

This lack of civic-mindedness was discouraging, yet Penelope made another attempt.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Hachimura had the second-most shot attempts among Clippers players Friday, going five for 14 from the field and three for six from three.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

China has rejected what it calls malicious attempts to smear the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

In spite of warnings from Cloudflare and AWS that "millions of hacking attempts" had been made every hour, there is also no evidence of large scale data breaches or cyber-attacks.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Some large organisations said they had seen a high volume of attempts to breach their systems.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

What makes Hacking’s argument ‘dreadful’ is that he takes one figure on its own, and that figure is the first in a long succession of attempts to measure the speed of light.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

This week, Quentin Fottrell — The Moneyist — attempted to mediate a dispute between a married couple, over how to allocate their cash: Should they pay down debt, or invest?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Even when treatment is attempted, the underlying jawbone may continue to deteriorate.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

So what happened to a Costa Mesa woman who registered her dog to vote and attempted to cast ballots for it in two elections?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

A neighbour attempted CPR and another neighbour called an ambulance.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The only disaster worse than my room was the kitchen after Dad attempted to cook.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

The task involved them attempting to retrieve bags of gold from inside the straw men with a pitchfork, in a bid to add thousands of pounds to the charity prize pot.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Members of a United Nations-authorized force deployed to stabilize strife-torn Haiti are attempting to rescue four Salvadoran military personnel after gangs attacked their armored vehicle earlier this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

It alleged that some were attempting to subvert the protests with "unacceptable acts".

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

In response, he created a series of photographic collages that showed Black boxers battling corporate towers — figures that generate wealth attempting to take down the symbols of its accumulation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

As she pronounced these words, Mr. Darcy changed colour; but the emotion was short, and he listened without attempting to interrupt her while she continued:

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen