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In high school, he criticized administrators for allowing Spanish-language announcements and once reportedly jumped into a girls’ track race in an apparent attempt to prove the athletic superiority of men.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026

The Financial Times also reported this week that Chinese regulators had told banks to halt company listings in an attempt to boost market liquidity.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Now, the flavour name itself has been called into question by a separate EU attempt to restrict how descriptions of meat are used to market food.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

“One risk for cybersecurity agents is that they go outside the scope of their assigned task, attempt to exploit unrelated services, or disregard the researcher’s rules of engagement,” OpenAI said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

I draft paragraph after paragraph as I attempt to figure out the point.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

He ranks 31st in QB rating among passers with at least 100 attempts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Small boat smuggling attempts have increased from 2018 and beaches around areas of Calais and Dunkirk in Northern France have tended to be the traditional launch points.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Empower Brands said it has made several attempts to engage privately with Helen of Troy’s board regarding a potential deal, but the company has not engaged substantively.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

He has lost 14 of his 15 games there, having only beaten Barcelona three times in 30 attempts.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Which meant that over the years, the attempts to alter history had become increasingly more organized and better planned, which made Butterflies that much harder to spot.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

It was not helped by inauspicious introduction to the public in 2019 when Musk attempted to show off the Cybertruck's apparently unbreakable glass, only for it to shatter during a live demonstration.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

The actor, who denied the charges heading into prosecution, was also acquitted of two rape counts and one count of attempted indecent assault.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Pena has attempted to placate rising anger among Paraguayans over the ordeal.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

It’s said that the U.S. is a graveyard of other brands that have attempted to break into the market and failed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

All the while Bisguier stood by and, with body language and a few words of attempted peacemaking, tried to calm things down.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

The lawsuit filed in September by Parton's longtime manager Danny Nozell accused her nephew, Bryan Seaver, of attempting to extort money from the estate, which includes an amusement park, a hotel and a soon-to-be-opened museum.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Now a federal grand jury has indicted Marisela Nuño, who is accused of attempting to defraud COVID-19 relief programs of about $18 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

A measuring instrument interacts with whatever it is attempting to measure, and that interaction can change the system's behavior.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

It’s the same portfolio that he’s now attempting to turn back into cash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

He gripped his trident loosely in his right hand and stretched his left hand out like he was blessing Leo, or possibly attempting to levitate him.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan