trying

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Videos filmed as the fire took hold show people trying to extinguish the flames before trying to get out of the basement up a narrow set of stairs.

From BBC

Senior defensive tackle Zxavian Harris called it a “slap in the face,” adding that Kiffin was “just trying to steal our shine. That’s all he’s been trying to do is steal our shine.”

From Los Angeles Times

We’ll keep it breezy, useful and real, because, as we’ve learned, most people are just trying to get a little better with their money without turning into day traders or Ebenezer Scrooge.

From MarketWatch

Lotus spent roughly 15 years trying to break into India’s fragmented retail market through a distributor, Boone said, but sales in the country never grew past a couple million euros.

From The Wall Street Journal

But changing diapers, juggling deadlines and trying to make room for each other was hard.

From Los Angeles Times