The phrase "attempt to source" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing efforts to find or obtain something, such as information, materials, or resources.
Example: "We will attempt to source the necessary materials for the project from local suppliers."
Alternatives: "try to obtain" or "seek to acquire".
An attempt to source all the ingredients from within a 25-mile radius is laudable, even if my husband scoffs that the concept is like the food version of greenwash.
The Guardian's judges chose this winner for its "impressive attempt to source a material at the heart of their products' sustainability, using circular economy thinking and taking a zero waste approach".
Chipotle's attempt to source ingredients that avoid harmful practices seems more sincere than "Honest Scarecrow" gives it credit for, and Chipotle offers much more transparency about its meat's origins than most fast-food restaurants.
The most popular product will be voted up by members, and the startup's experts will attempt to source either the exact product, or a similar product and offer this on sale to members.
While parents acknowledge that healthcare professionals are their main source of information, they also turn to a variety of additional sources of written information in an attempt to source facts, discover solutions, and find hope.
In this study, we evaluated the anti-inflammatory activities of HHS, a Korean traditional herbal formula, in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 murine macrophages in an attempt to source an anti-inflammatory agent from traditional medicinal resources with more effectiveness than current agents.
Several cities and states attempted to source their drugs from Canada, despite strong FDA disapproval.
Death penalty opponents say that officials have exaggerated the risk and are asking for secrecy as a way to hide questionable and ever-more desperate attempts to source drugs that have become scarce mainly because of Europe-led boycotts.
Tyrrell has strong opinions about the vineyard's attempts to source workers from the nearby town of Cessnock, which he describes as "like an unflushed sewer, it's full of drugs".
Theory development in aged care leadership research is limited, resulting in attempts to source a suitable model from health management discourse.
About a third of the participants experienced a phase of unattachment lasting a year or longer, and these women described unsuccessful attempts to source a new family physician during this period.
