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“If that is something that he wants to do,” Rams coach Sean McVay volunteered Saturday as players clocked in, “we are going to try to be able to make that happen.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
We try our best to stay healthy, but we worry as well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
"I don't think we can put too much pressure on them. It's part of my job to try and take the pressure off them and allow them to develop and to enjoy their time here."
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Behind him some eat or line up for coffee, while others try to rest on air mattresses or sleeping mats.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
I pin a smile on my face, try to force the swell of emotion that rises in my throat away.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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All eyes are on Taylor Farms and their contaminated lettuce, Trump tries a new tariff tactic, and Japan’s prime minister claims to barely sleep.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
The title track is full of thwarted desire, as Gavin tries and fails to get the attention of a girl who constantly leaves her dangling.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Plus, Google and Tesla report revenue jumps, and padel tries to sour pickleball’s success.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
If Washington "tries to force normalization on Riyadh, it's not likely to work out very well", said H.A.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The room tilts as my brain tries to piece together the preposterous idea she’s proposing.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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He didn’t recognize what those traumatic experiences he’d tried to bury did to him, not until he started to talk about them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Three years before Kent’s parents, Sherry and Alan, bought their eldest boy the Toyota truck, they saw his work ethic and drive in 1982 while Jeff tried to earn money for his Walkman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
She struggled with friendships, clashed with teachers and often tried to avoid coming into school.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Inside the Villaviciosa de Odon gymnasium, volunteers tried to keep children occupied with games and colouring activities, while others distributed meals after the evacuees had spent their first night sleeping on cots.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
I tried to imply clandestine dealings with a high occupation official.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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WESTLAKE: The scoreboard operator will deserve extra pay trying to keep up with Warriors’ scoring barrages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
The discovery may be discouraging for agencies that have spent decades trying to contain Guam's brown tree snake population.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
For instance, co-ops can reduce the risks of trying to go it alone to launch a small business.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
The film captures him trying - often unsuccessfully - to reach his young daughter Maira on the phone.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Sadie said to me, her apron magically appearing in my hands, feeling alive, trying to tie itself around me.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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