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attempt

[uh-tempt] / əˈtɛmpt /




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There’s hardly a noticeable difference, however, as RSI’s peak was reached on Sept. 10, while a second rally attempt stopped a little lower at 73.01 on Sept. 15.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

This pathway plays a central role in coordinating the body's response when viruses attempt to infect healthy tissue.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

The move was seen as an attempt to ensure that things happen when metaphorical levers of poower are pulled.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

A 1961 newspaper report on an early attempt at artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Spiritualists say that I am mad now that if I attempt to expose these tricks that I am mad.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Since then the 59-year-old had made at least seven unsuccessful attempts to return to Venezuela, according to sources in her party.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Only three field-goal attempts have been missed from inside 35 yards all season and Green Bay rookie Trey Smack missed two of them on Sunday.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Machado’s arrival follows at least seven failed attempts to return through Curaçao and Panama, some of which were thwarted amid opposition from U.S. officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

One Reddit user, who had been ordering groceries while caring for a partner with a concussion, described receiving three bags of parsley after three separate attempts to purchase cilantro.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 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

Artemis III has been described by Nasa as the most complicated mission it's ever attempted.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

This week, Quentin Fottrell — The Moneyist — attempted to mediate a dispute between a married couple, over how to allocate their cash: Should they pay down debt, or invest?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Even when treatment is attempted, the underlying jawbone may continue to deteriorate.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

So what happened to a Costa Mesa woman who registered her dog to vote and attempted to cast ballots for it in two elections?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 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

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

This year three more are attempting the same.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

It alleged that some were attempting to subvert the protests with "unacceptable acts".

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

In response, he created a series of photographic collages that showed Black boxers battling corporate towers — figures that generate wealth attempting to take down the symbols of its accumulation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Chickenhound was having one of his sniggering fits, even attempting to dance a little jig.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques


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