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The phrase "attempt to divide" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing efforts to separate or partition something, whether it be physical objects, groups, or abstract concepts.
Example: "The committee's attempt to divide the budget equally among departments was met with resistance."
Alternatives: "effort to separate" or "try to split".
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To attempt to divide it would be fatal.
The attempt to divide Palestinians into moderates and extremists or peacemakers and terrorists has failed.
There's nothing new about the attempt to divide "benefit claimants" from deserving working people.
And I'm glad that his attempt to divide the rest of the state from New York City didn't work".
Another World is not, as they suggest, a white liberal attempt to divide the world into good and bad Muslims.
The players union released a solicitation letter from the law firm sent to players under the headline, "Another attempt to divide players".
Zaeef is generally considered a moderate, but he himself warns against any attempt to divide the Taliban into moderates and hard-liners.
During his victory speech last night, he said Mr de Blasio's tale of two cities is "nothing more than class warfare, an attempt to divide our city".
The ploy is a case of grandstanding by the SNP and an attempt to divide the Labour party still further, especially in Scotland.
Those who were defeated, he said, "should not attempt to divide Gujarat, in whichever field they are, for the sake of God, for the sake of Allah".
President Bashar al-Assad said on a visit to Turkey in January that Syria opposed any attempt to divide Iraq, a common stand among all neighboring nations.
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