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An attempt to do something

attempt

noun

an effort to do something

effort

noun

an attempt to do something that is difficult or that involves hard work

struggle

noun

an attempt to do something that takes a lot of effort over a period of time

try

noun

an attempt to do something

go

noun

an attempt to do something

stand

noun

a determined attempt to oppose someone or something that you consider to be wrong

push

noun

a determined attempt to do something

struggle

noun

an attempt to defeat someone or something, or to stop them from having power over you

chase

noun

the act of trying to get something you want

foray

noun

an attempt at doing something new or something that you do not usually do

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a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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