attempt
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Plum didn’t register a shot attempt until early in the third quarter when she hit a mid-range jumper to go ahead 45-43.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
It’ll be Apple’s second attempt at announcing its AI plans.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
The campus owner denied the charge, blaming feral cats, and called it a shakedown attempt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Their weak attempt to qualify for the World Cup was enough evidence of that.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
I attempt to entertain Teddy with Magna-Tiles and Legos and picture books, but he just sits on the ground, his bottom lip quivering, barely talking or playing.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing attempt
"Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto
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