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attempted - definition and meaning
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adjective Tried, with the connotation of failure.
verb Simple past tense and past participle of attempt .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective tried unsuccessfully
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Davis, a former Special Forces soldier who left the military in 2003, shot the men in what he described as an attempted armed robbery in the eastern city of Lahore as they approached him on a motorcycle.
Officials: Arrested American is CIA contractor 2011
He rejected what he called an attempted "coup" of freedom and democracy.
Amid Protests, Yemen President Vague on Transition Plan 2011
He rejected what he called an attempted "coup" of freedom and democracy.
Amid Protests, Yemen President Vague on Transition Plan 2011
They also argue Davis acted in self-defense during what they describe as an attempted robbery.
Pakistani Court Delays Decision on CIA Contractor 2011
Or the spirit or hope or ambition of the cosmos, which we call attempted positivism: not to find out the new; not to add to what is called knowledge, but to systematize.
The Book of the Damned Charles Fort
Davis, a former Special Forces soldier who left the military in 2003, shot the men in what he described as an attempted armed robbery in the eastern city of Lahore as they approached him on a motorcycle.
Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011
Raymond Davis, 36, shot dead two Pakistanis in the eastern Punjab city on January 27 following what he described as an attempted armed robbery.
Reuters: Top News 2011
Raymond Davis, 36, shot dead two Pakistanis in the eastern Punjab city on January 27 following what he described as an attempted armed robbery.
msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011
Davis, a former Special Forces soldier who left the military in 2003, shot the men in what he described as an attempted armed robbery in the eastern city of Lahore as they approached him on a motorcycle.
Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011
Davis said he was defending himself against what he described as an attempted armed robbery as the men approached him on a motorcycle.
The Seattle Times 2011
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