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try

[trahy] / traɪ /








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Mr. Klingbeil now is signaling that he’s willing to try, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

It comes a day after the UK and France extended talks over renewing a deal to try and stop small boats trying to the cross the Channel.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“He’s going to try to continue to try to shape the narrative to counter a lot of the negative reactions about the war.”

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

We can spend an hour or longer verifying everything, especially with newer models that hallucinate less and cite sources that we have to try to access and verify.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

“You have to try the frybread, of course. Isn’t that right, Dulas?”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith