attempt
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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
Sela sifted through her beads while I picked green flakes of paint from the table in a pointless attempt to keep my mouth shut.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Russia so far has rebuffed American attempts to strike such a deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
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
"We've made several attempts over time to identify the receptor, so this is an exciting moment," says senior author Cynthia Sears, M.D.,
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 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
We take facts so much for granted that there have been few attempts to write their history, and none of them satisfactory.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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“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
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
The son of a slumlord coming from the outer boroughs, he was starting with two strikes against him when he attempted to make a jump into Manhattan’s high society.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
Historically, some clinicians attempted to address difficulties with face perception by requiring autistic individuals to maintain eye contact.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
She felt that Joan was being intellectually stimulated at home, but that the creative ferment she always attempted to foster was having little effect on Bobby.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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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
But the narrative shifts dramatically when Morrison and Nelson, a romantic couple attempting a training climb and downhill ski in the Himalayas, experience an avalanche on the eighth-highest mountain in the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
A unified stance, however, would push the SpaceX timeline to likely between 2030 and 2032, and the company could spend up to 10 years attempting to capture 20% of the U.S. market, according to Citi.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
They are also attempting to reduce the laser beam's size even further, with a target of just a few hundred nanometers.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
Sometimes Aru could feel her mom attempting to get the words out before her shoulders slumped.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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