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His latest record attempt is yet to be verified.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Albon and Palmer should be saluted both for their attempt to train a historian’s lens on an important, previously underexamined subject, and for their engagement with real examples of children’s eternal ability to surprise you.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

The Security Council straw poll was devised in the early 1980s in an attempt to break a deadlock between two candidates shut down by vetoes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Sheinbaum vehemently denied any attempt to compile a blacklist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Now, he’s wearing a gray Union T-shirt, not that old navy jersey, and I would never in a million years attempt to hold his hand.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

But Slavin said his dismissal came in a climate where the Pentagon had not had a press conference since May, and where journalists had refused attempts to interfere with their reporting.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Recent attempts to limit California’s oversight actions haven’t been successful.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

According to Schwab, multiple attempts to connect with Raman’s office after the initial meeting went unanswered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

She is unsure whether they should have a child, but her repeated attempts to reach Max go unanswered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

The other reason is that even fifty years after the publication of the Fabrica, there was still strong opposition in some quarters to attempts to revise Galen’s teaching.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

According to a report from Greenville, S.C., police, Zach was “very emotional” as paramedics attempted to revive Panettiere, and Brian “did not become emotional” until paramedics declared that she was dead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

United attempted to sign the Cameroon international near deadline day last summer but were put off by Brighton's valuation, which was in excess of £100m.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Days before the trial, Meta attempted to block Bejar from testifying, a move that the judge denied.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

In 2017, Jeanie fired her older brother Jim as president of basketball operations, and her siblings responded with an attempted power-grab that Streisand described as a “coup.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Dassies snarled at anything that attempted to invade their rocky hideouts.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Kent later said the group was attempting to build a new anti-war political movement and had encouraged Carlson to run for president in 2028.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

Beijing is attempting to simultaneously manage deep-set issues in the property sector while minimising turbulence for the domestic economy.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

"No-one on earth could have got the car around the corner at the speed he was attempting," Shovlin says.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Meta said the California plaintiffs are attempting to penalize the company for industry-wide challenges like age verification.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

He turned to Daniel, but his friend had his head in his hands, as if he were suddenly attempting to fight off a migraine.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny