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And last year, Seoul announced an agreement with Washington to build nuclear-powered submarines, with Pyongyang slamming the submarine programme as a "dangerous attempt at confrontation".

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

But not 16, and in the era of competitive equity playoffs and the attempt to avoid 42-0 opening games, eight is perfectly fine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

It was her eighth return attempt since August.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

But while “Everest: The Other Side” includes countless breathtaking sequences of Earth’s tallest mountain and plenty of nail-biting anxiety in the eventual summit push and ski attempt, those moments are merely the film’s selling points.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

He didn’t even attempt that in wolf talk, because he’d realized that he didn’t actually speak it very well.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

AI ethicists have dismissed attempts to treat AI systems as autonomous agents as creative ways for the AI labs to skirt accountability for the harm their software causes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Previous attempts to explain why matter prevailed over antimatter generally left out the decoupled heavy neutrino.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

The 21 shots they had on Saturday was the most they have had on goal at home without scoring since 23 attempts against Tottenham in November 2024.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Other attempts to expand voting help for people with disabilities were meanwhile unsuccessful.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

They were all failed attempts to impose western civilization on the merciless, untamable Arctic.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

In 2007, Drake unsuccessfully attempted to look for the home while he was visiting Los Angeles.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

“If at a certain point I’d attempted to rebuild our relationship, things might have gone another direction.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Others attempted to explain, but skirted around any mention of Mao.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Irvine Police Department officers arrested Bomfim, 29, when she returned to the U.S. and attempted to set up another profile on the same online platform, according to the Orange County district attorney’s office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Bobby’s play was spotty in the first several games of the tournament, as he attempted to find his chess legs.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

By offering a repayment schedule, your stepmother is gently — or not so gently — attempting to twist your arm by presenting this request almost as a fait accompli.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Since the war began, Iran has claimed control over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global energy conduit, and repeatedly targeted vessels attempting to cross without its authorisation.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

McPartland compares traditional approaches to studying face recognition with attempting to understand traffic throughout an entire city by monitoring just one downtown street.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Americans attempting to use superior closed-source models to defend themselves from attacks often find their efforts stymied by the filters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Warbeak and Dunwing were attempting to shelter him.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques