attempted

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Earlier in the week, Kim, who had led a fact-finding tour inside the for-profit prison, had himself been pepper sprayed when he attempted to de-escalate tensions between the protestors and the federal immigration officers.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Marketing itself as the AI developer most concerned with ethics, Anthropic attempted to bar the American government using its AI systems for mass surveillance or fully autonomous arms.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

A spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Department told The Times, however, that deputies at the Palmdale station had no record of an attempted escape that day.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

But as the justices explained, Pitchford’s lawyer had tried to raise it; the trial judge had simply shut down the lawyer after he attempted to bring up the point.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

A year after he gained his freedom, Jennings is widely believed to have helped organize the largest attempted nonviolent slave escape in the United States, a plot that ultimately failed.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis