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Also Thursday, Judge Jean told Snyder, the prosecutor, to make an attempt to supply the defense attorneys with copies of the search warrants obtained to enter homes and take custody of electronic devices during the Dec. 11 arrests and to hand them over to defense attorneys.
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Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
But, inevitably, teams will also make an attempt to get personnel that the club were perhaps not initially looking to let go like Veiga.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Carter leaped up to make an attempt at the interception.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2024
Rotman recently suggested the Red Sox should make an attempt at trading for San Diego Padres ace Dylan Cease.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
But, inevitably, teams will also make an attempt to get personnel that the club were perhaps not initially looking to let go like Veiga.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Carter leaped up to make an attempt at the interception.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2024
Rotman recently suggested the Red Sox should make an attempt at trading for San Diego Padres ace Dylan Cease.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Make an attempt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20an%20attempt. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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