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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a attempting" is not correct in written English.
It is incorrect because the article "a" should be followed by a word that begins with a consonant sound, and "attempting" begins with a vowel sound, requiring "an" instead.
Example: "She is an attempting artist, always trying new techniques."
Alternatives: "an attempt" or "a try".
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Most notably at a press conference last Saturday she spoke of a attempting a "balancing act" between protecting the city while also giving "those who wish to destroy space to do that as well".
One can try to overcome this issue by (a) Attempting to solve the ill-posed equation with symbolic computations.
"Unless demands are met soon, protest leaders promise to take more drastic action, such as a attempting a countrywide lab shutdown".
Social Identity Theory (Tajfel, 1981) posits that members of minority groups achieve positive social identity by (a) attempting to gain access to the mainstream through individual mobility or (b) working with other group members to bring about social change.
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A bouncer, an attempted hook.
It was an attempted lynching.
Last month an attempted coup against Mr. O'Neill failed.
Was there an attempted coverup?
This was an attempted coup.
He is dealing with an attempted urinator.
It's an attempted coup," he said.
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