What does attempting mean?
Definitions for attempting
at·tempt·ing
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Attempting
of Attempt
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Rank popularity for the word 'attempting' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3845
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of attempting in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of attempting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of attempting in a Sentence
China's leadership is attempting to play it cool, but the circumstances surrounding Evergrande's downward spiral raises serious questions about [ Chinese President ] Xi Jinping's stewardship over China's rapidly cooling economy.
He was attempting to de-escalate a situation involving an uncooperative passenger. In context, his comments were clearly aimed at attempting to gain compliance by using the passenger's own statements and reasoning to avoid making an arrest.
Cumberland County ProsecutorJennifer Webb-McRae:
We are attempting to identify a male who was in the park at the timeDulcewent missing, we need to speak to this person and feel that he may have information that will greatly assist us in this investigation. This person may not even realize that they have important information that may be able to help us locateDulce.
This offensive legislation pretends skin color has never mattered in our country. As far too many Americans know, race-based oppression, discrimination and inequality has been a fact of life since before the dawn of our nation, our children deserve to learn the full story and truth of our people — the victories and the struggles. Unfortunately, the controlling party is attempting to erase historical fact in favor [of] whitewashed falsehoods.
The public needs to have trust in their representatives, and our current financial disclosure system is primed for partisan exploitation. Instead of attempting to work within a system we know is broken, let’s put in place simpler requirements that eliminate even the suggestion of impropriety.
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- VersuchGerman
- mencobaIndonesian
- попыткиRussian
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