tried

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Erika, who’d joined him onstage, tried to reassure the over-30 set that there was hope for them—as there had been for her, since she married Charlie at age 32.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

So we really deliberately and really defiantly tried to embrace the identity crisis of the character in how we told the story.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Greenhalgh, who is British, was convicted of two additional similar offences, while Farmakis – a Greek national who was tried in his absence – was found guilty of one more.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

People using GLP-1 drugs for weight loss have tried to find ways to get more protein in their diets while they eat less.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

I tried not to let my mind venture higher in the house, not to let it climb the stairs to see if Thea, Mary, Eusie—no!

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom