attempt

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Mattie Currie cut out Gibson-Park's pass, gathered the ball at the second attempt and charged over to leave two points between the sides at the break.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

This game ended with Lauren Betts blocking Madison Booker’s layup attempt with 18 seconds remaining and Texas trailing by just three.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

And at this weekend’s Final Four, Hurley will attempt to do something that no program has managed since the heyday of John Wooden’s UCLA: Win three championships in four years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Seizing Kharg Island and the islands near the mainland would require an amphibious landing on a contested shoreline, among “the hardest operations” a military can attempt, and one that Iran is almost certainly prepared for.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

What if he was slightly tuckered out from the first attempt or from eating several delicious blackberry Snow Delights?

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el