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[trahy] / traɪ /








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The department said Abbott used temporary but inadequate fixes to try to solve the problems.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

I’ve been sticking with a weight training routine for a couple of years now, but I try to evolve the exercises all the time because I get bored really easily.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Asked whether Canada would try to sell itself as a hedge against an increasingly volatile and protectionist United States, the finance minister said: "I don't compare with others."

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

It is sensible, then, in one respect, to try to pin down and control the minutiae of what you can: your dishes and your kitchen, your teeth and your face.

From Slate Sep. 14, 2026

The more I try to break free, the tighter it gets.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Novo Nordisk, the Danish drug giant behind Ozempic, is streamlining its corporate culture and shortening its name as it tries to better compete in the market for weight-loss drugs.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

Those tries opened up a 17-7 lead for the Springboks.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

All eyes will be on President Christine Lagarde's post rate-call press conference for clues about whether the ECB plans further hikes, although she typically tries to give little away about future moves.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

But he tries not to let his phone take over.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

Dad tries hard not to laugh at Camille’s comment but fails.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Comins, 52, was nine minutes into a cycling time trial on the A40 near Raglan, Monmouthshire, when Barbu tried to overtake.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

But in “I Disagree,” she goes beyond her impressive resume to reveal her insecurities — unusual in the ego driven TV news business — and tells readers how she’s tried to resolve them.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Some supporters tried to keep their spirits up by singing.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

But in 2021 the Brazilian Supreme Court ruled he had been tried in the wrong jurisdiction and vacated the guilty verdict.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

I tried to stop Mutti from going out onto the ice, but I wasn’t strong enough.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

McGuire was apprehended as he was trying to access a red Ford Mustang car parked outside the building.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Tengler acknowledged that chip makers and memory providers could be initial losers from increased regulation, but she highlighted that investors are still trying to sort out the implications of an AI slowdown.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

As bootleg versions of an experimental drug from Eli Lilly flood the market, regulators are trying to curb supply.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

However, scientists have developed systems that can perform tasks which usually require human intelligence, trying to replicate how people acquire and use knowledge.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

It’s not like I haven’t been trying to tell him.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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