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 ● Aug. 9, 2026
It was the last time, despite Campbell's brief attempt, that Celtic and Rangers stars played in the same team.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2023
After a brief attempt to revive the firm, Mr. Mashinsky resigned in September.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
After a brief attempt at becoming a professional Australian rules football player in 1988, he went to train at the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide and made his first-class debut in 1991.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2022
She looked sad and haggard, but very beautiful, and Betty reflected that with her voice she might begin life over again, and in a public career forget her brief attempt at happiness.
From Senator North by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
