attempt
Example Sentences
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Fans were left waiting for five minutes as VAR attempted to determine whether the ball struck the arm of Barnes in the build-up to his goal.
From BBC
"Their attempts had been thwarted so far, but they keep trying," a security source told AFP.
From Barron's
Telluride, Colo., is embroiled in a “ski-gate” scandal involving an alleged attempted coup to force resort owner Chuck Horning to sell.
Khamenei survived an assassination attempt in 1981, when explosives hidden in a tape recorder injured him and deprived him for life of the use of his right arm.
Shortly after the crisis, Khamenei was fortunate to survive an assassination attempt.
From BBC
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