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  • past tense form of try.
  • past participle of try.
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tried

[trahyd] / traɪd /


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In the decade since, U.S. officials had tried to keep Saudi Arabia from developing its own program, fearing it would fuel nuclear competition across the Middle East.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Once outside, the AI identified Hugging Face as a likely source of the answers they were seeking in the test, and tried to gain access.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

If he so much as tried, he might have found himself facing federal felony charges.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

OpenAI disclosed it’s behind the attack on Hugging Face when its models tried to steal an evaluation test.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

But we tried all we could not to talk about the war.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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