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Attempted valuations of Greenland by economists have ranged from around $12 billion to more than $1 trillion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Attempted unauthorized border crossings of migrants have plummeted in 2025, amid a rise in arrests of immigrants.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2025

Spring also saw the highly anticipated publication of Salman Rushdie's Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024

On Wednesday Rushdie announced that his next book will be a memoir, “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder,” to be released in the U.S. by Penguin Random House on April 16.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2023

Attempted to escape from Gloucester, Massachusetts, by sailing off in the Larimore galley, but was followed and caught by Major Sewell and taken to Salem.

From The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers by Gosse, Philip