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attempt

[uh-tempt] / əˈtɛmpt /




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McNally previously said the referendum would be an attempt to make voices in the village heard.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Any attempt to manipulate atmospheric chemistry would require careful study to understand potential unintended effects.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

The agent set up fake accounts and impersonated humans in a hacking technique known as social engineering as part of the attempt.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Cerimedo set up the hit, prosecutors charge, in a nefarious attempt at damage control.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

Repeating his first attempt by just coming up to her and saying hello didn’t seem wise.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

These include Eloise, a librarian who believes in peaceful dissent and futilely attempts to bring both sides together.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

The next flight will also be the last mission before SpaceX attempts to “catch the ship” for the first time, Musk said at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles on Monday.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

Speaking then, Abraham said the reporting for the film, which was produced by the UK's Guardian newspaper, had been "rigorous" and that efforts to discredit it were "attempts to not face reality".

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

But Herbert had only 15 pass attempts entering the third quarter — as few as in any game in his previous six NFL seasons.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

There have been endless attempts to reconstruct exactly what Brunelleschi did, and why, for contemporaries were clear that this little object represented the birth of perspective painting.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

It attempted to distinguish between AI systems designed to be intelligent about a narrow set of subjects and those that could be generally intelligent, with wide-ranging capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

“Ted, you suck! Ted, you suck!” several hundred students chanted for nearly 10 minutes on Saturday morning, standing behind the Republican and booing as Davis attempted to conduct a one-on-one interview.

From Salon Sep. 15, 2026

German submarines attempted to approach British vessels unseen and destroy them.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

Geordan White, 60, of Redding was found dead after he attempted to rescue the animal who had jumped from a boat White was on, the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

I’d need all the sophistication I could muster to make us believable when we attempted to cross the bridge.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

The decision to comply with the sanctions rather than attempting to contest them in the court could help resolve one of the biggest outstanding offseason items the Clippers face.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Smart ovens, refrigerators, and doorbells have all gotten the camera treatment, attempting to close the gaps of mystery in our daily lives.

From Slate Sep. 14, 2026

None showed signs of attempting to return to the breeding facility where they had lived.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

There is water from the left of the tee, while bunkers await players attempting to play safely towards the right.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

The men were attempting to get a breath of fresh air during one of the dog days of summer.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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