brief attempt
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Four years later, Perot garnered a respectable 8.4%, and his Reform Party lasted until 2000, when Donald Trump made a brief attempt at a run under its banner.
From Salon β Aug. 9, 2026
A brief attempt at a career in the legal profession was cut short after he failed his first year at law school.
From BBC β Jul. 13, 2026
After a brief attempt to revive the firm, Mr. Mashinsky resigned in September.
From New York Times β Jan. 5, 2023
He made a brief attempt at screenwriting in Hollywood — he is one of several credited writers of “Easy Money,” a 1983 Rodney Dangerfield comedy — before returning East and becoming a sought-after magazine writer.
From Seattle Times β Feb. 15, 2022
Edward after a brief attempt at resistance was forced to surrender Windsor and disband his foreign troops.
From History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 by John Richard Green
