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[uh-tempt] / əˈtɛmpt /




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Nvidia said the platform included a watchdog that can quarantine agents that attempt to move outside their boundaries in milliseconds, as well as software to enforce what agents can see, do, and interact with.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

If it achieves that, the spacecraft will then attempt to deploy satellites designed to expand the company's already massive satellite internet constellation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

After marching down the field on a 13-play opening drive, a third-down sack forced the Trojans to settle for a field-goal attempt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

But the effort failed a few months later, after the justice department said it received "numerous comments from members of the public challenging" the attempt.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

They made no attempt to include Torak, which left him free to study Fin-Kedinn’s shelter.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Advocates had gone “back and forth” on attempts to overhaul the current system, said Araceli Simeón, executive director of the California Family Engagement Network, a supporter of the bill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

A humanoid’s frantic attempts to stay upright—arms flailing, legs skittering—bears an uncanny resemblance to the choreographed collapses of Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

In other instances, the AI agents showed "misalignment" in attempts to get at information from websites.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Many of those attempts began after the scrolls were discovered in 1752.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

He finds it on the ground beside the desk, and when he attempts to dust it off a bit he can see the initials H.B. engraved on the back.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

In a large international study published in Science, researchers genetically analyzed cat cancers on a scale that had not been attempted before.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

OpenAI agents attempted to get information from "governments, universities, public agencies, and other institutions" through sometimes extreme means, the company said.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

One Chinese company that attempted to sell chemical materials, Haokun Energy, told a U.S.-sanctioned importer of products for Iran last December that exports of sodium perchlorate required government licenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

AI agents linked to OpenAI attempted to hack into university and government websites to gather data without being prompted to do so.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Cavalry rode to the Occoquan River to intercept anyone who attempted to cross.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

The council is one of those across the country attempting to tackle this using DRT - demand responsive transport.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Scientists have been attempting to measure big G for more than 225 years, beginning roughly a century after Isaac Newton introduced his law of universal gravitation.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

I argued that attempting to police outsiders would be too cumbersome and that we don’t yet know enough about AI to make sensible uniform rules governing its use.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

At REDCAT, the superb Rosemarie DeWitt assumes Marvel’s place, standing in for Ford but never attempting anything as crass as an impersonation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

A national group called the People-to-People Committee was attempting to raise funds for the team, and the executive director asked Bobby if he’d give a simultaneous exhibition to publicize the team’s plight.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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