attempted

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Customs and Border Protection agents as he attempted to board an international flight last October, apparently unaware there was a warrant out for his arrest.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

A solicitor for the accused asked the detective inspector in court if another person had been arrested for attempted murder in this case before Carey.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

More recently, the stock attempted to stabilize within a bullish ascending triangle, repeatedly stalling at the very round $200 number.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Nick Bilton, the new executive producer of “60 Minutes,” attempted to calm the waters Thursday after a chaotic week for CBS’s signature television newsmagazine program, naming a new senior producer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

On September 7, 1776, it made its historic, first-ever attack on an enemy warship when it attempted to sink British Admiral Richard Howe’s flagship H.M.S.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler