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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

In recent years, England's lower order have attacked in an attempt to score quick runs.

From BBC ● 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

Before her stretched a vast treeless waste, where heather and dwarf willow hugged the ground in a vain attempt to avoid the wind; where small peat-brown lakes shivered amid tossing marsh grass.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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

One example is the Wheeler-DeWitt equation, which appears in attempts to combine quantum mechanics with gravity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

“Carrie,” developed by Mike Flanagan, the streaming world’s master of horror, attempts something similar but even more extreme.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

She then spent 11 months in exile and made seven failed attempts to return to Venezuela before suddenly reappearing last weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

I scrubbed one hundred attempts clean with my eraser, trying to get the right distance between the fins or the right amount of muscular girth.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

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

Aside from that, he attempted an ambitious effort from inside his own half and gifted United one of their major chances.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

The jury deadlocked on murder and attempted murder charges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Even so, her parents each made a shh! gesture when she attempted to speak.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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

Rather than attempting to eliminate every pain signal, these approaches aim to change how the brain interprets and responds to the experience.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Presland said he had been "helped by someone he knew as Kevin" - believed to be Kevin Deely, another of those Williams is accused of attempting to murder.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

John Andre was captured while attempting to serve as a British spy in league with Benedict Arnold to produce a major strategic debacle on the Hudson River at West Point.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis