attempted

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Asked about Valdez, Bis said law enforcement deployed chemical irritants including pepper balls, but not rubber bullets, after agitators attempted to breach the perimeter at Glass House Farms.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

When the BBC attempted to contact the company, calls to a number linked to the firm went unanswered, while an email address provided for the company bounced back.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Though shares traded higher on their first day of trading—and have risen meteorically since—Wall Street scoffed at the attempted modernization.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Days later, the treasury in neighbouring Kenya attempted to change the way it taxed used clothing, saying its proposed system would simplify things for importers.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Dassies snarled at anything that attempted to invade their rocky hideouts.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer