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try

Definition for try

noun as in attempt

verb as in experiment, test

verb as in bother, afflict

verb as in bring before a judge

Strongest matches

decide, hear

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Suppose we’re trying to decide how much of a risky portfolio to own.

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Reassuring clients comes down to communication and trying to illustrate what their financial path looks like.

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Police are still trying to find the identities of another 43 women found dead in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, Italy and Spain.

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A preview weekend giving players a chance to try out the game earlier this year broke records, and the buzz heading into its launch has been huge.

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Still, Levine said, plaintiff lawyers’ could try to thread the needle by using a ‘dangerous condition’ exception.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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