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Bloom snapped up the four-bedroom, four-bathroom property in 2017 for $7 million, then made his first attempt to sell it just two years later, listing it for $8.49 million.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

But a U.S. attempt to increase production of RDX—a more stable replacement for TNT—and IMX, another explosive, is delayed by roughly eight years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Texts displayed in court Monday show Burke continued to send messages to Hernandez’s phone hours after the Uber arrived, which, according to prosecutors, were an attempt to suggest she’d never arrived at his house.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

He was jailed after an attempt to flee communist Germany but later made his way to West Germany where, following his medical studies, he invented the process to preserve biological specimens in 1977.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

On the first attempt they made it halfway up the bank, then stumbled, and all three of them slid back down to the water.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

There have been multiple attempts by governments to reform the system over the past 16 years - none of which have come to fruition because of arguments about how they will be paid for.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

The company runs safety evaluations for all models before release, she said, and can identify and disrupt attempts to use its models to obtain harmful biological information.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

So singular that it all but defies any kind of tea-leaf-reading or, heaven forbid, attempts at replication.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

The Secret Service has said it is dealing with an unprecedented number of threats against the people it protects, including President Donald Trump, who has escaped several assassination attempts.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Simon was on his way, and the children had updated their journals with pictures of elephants, orangutans, and some brave attempts to spell “Peloponnesian.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

For much of the past year, the company has attempted to move on after efforts to modernize the chain backfired.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

He said it "felt to me like an attempted intimidation to stop us covering migrant crossings".

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Warner alleged Amazon attempted to recruit at least one other executive as well.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

A couple have told the BBC how they attempted to save a mother and daughter who drowned off an Essex beach on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Mudd then attempted to send the manhunters on a wild goose chase, claiming the strangers asked for directions to a farm to the west.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

Or was the workout attempting to reinvent the low-impact exercise with new rules?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Before his fall, Langton was attempting to move into a handstand position on the high bar but lost his grip and fell head first on to the mat.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

On Sunday, Iran's armed forces stopped six vessels attempting to transit the Hormuz strait over the past 24 hours after warnings, according to state television.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

“It’s a sure thing, which feels better emotionally than attempting something with a 50/50 likelihood. Taking home $65,000 feels better than taking a risk where you go home with zero.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

“It’s amazing how much freedom your parents give you,” I pant hurriedly, attempting and failing to return the one-handed signs.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer