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The phrase "attempt to occupy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an effort or endeavor to take up space, position, or role, often in a physical or metaphorical sense.
Example: "The group made an attempt to occupy the vacant building as a community center."
Alternatives: "effort to take up" or "try to fill".
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"It's an attempt to occupy Dara'a," Abdullah said.
The attempt to occupy Amsterdam failed, but the States accepted a compromise.
When construction began, water protectors made an attempt to occupy the location to protect it.
Osborne is making an attempt to occupy that ground from the right.
All households will attempt to occupy as much land as possible while staying within their accessibility requirements.
8am Protesters will attempt to occupy the city's Steelbridge, which stretches across the Willamette river in downtown Portland.
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In Philadelphia, protesters attempted to occupy the cable provider Comcast.
The next step, protesters said, could be attempts to occupy key government buildings.
At least a dozen protesters who had attempted to occupy Duarte Square have been arrested.
For AIPAC's most severe conservative critics, its attempts to occupy a diminishing sliver of middle ground are unacceptable.
It is argued that the suite of calculative techniques prescribed by 'household engineers' merely attempted to occupy middle class women in the domestic sphere.
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