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The phrase "attempt to control" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing efforts or efforts made to exert influence or authority over something or someone.
Example: "The government made an attempt to control the spread of misinformation during the election."
Alternatives: "effort to manage" or "try to regulate".
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In an attempt to control malaria, the W.H.O.
Watergate itself was an attempt to control the story (Nixon good, McGovern bad) that backfired.
O.C.D. is an anxiety disorder, an attempt to control a scary environment.
"I think this N.S.A.-style attempt to control data has fallen apart," Brand replied.
We don't in this culture impose one-child policies or openly attempt to control women's fecundity.
The briefing was an attempt to control the pendulum effect on expectations.
Was it violating antitrust statutes in its aggressive attempt to control its independent bottlers?
"Any attempt to control a lawful business decision is extortion," she said.
It's an attempt to control the population of the third world".
This attempt to control the behavior of federal judges undermines the independence of our federal courts.
The rigidity in OCD comes from the person's attempt to control his impulses.
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