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Discover LudwigThe phrase "attempting against" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It is not commonly used and may confuse readers, as "attempting" typically requires a direct object or a specific action rather than a preposition like "against."
Example: "He was attempting against the odds to succeed in his venture."
Alternatives: "striving against" or "trying to overcome".
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America Votes and State Voices are attempting, against long odds, to do that.
I myself, in my senior year — back in 1948, when the play was only ten years old — was attempting, against the odds, to be New Englandy as the Stage Manager.
He is attempting, against all odds, to heal himself through performance.
She was forbidden in 2010 to run for presidential elections in Rwanda and is since then imprisoned being charged with attempting against state security and espousing a genocide ideology.
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All you have to do is look at the past three plots attempted against Western aviation.
The one he attempted against Tampa Bay only reached the 16-yard line.
Jabril Abdulle reckons there have been "four or five" assassination attempts against him.
A Congressional committee and a presidential commission unveiled the Kennedy administration's assassination attempts against Fidel Castro.
The attacks may be connected to recent hacking attempts against European banks, it is understood.
Four of the last five field goals attempted against the Giants have been missed.
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