1
as in to attempt
to make an effort to do
try to unlock the door will try to call later tonight
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2
as in to stretch
to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress
you're trying my patience
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
The parking at Krog Street Market can be intimidating, but there’s no need to try to navigate the valet or the small lot in the front of the market.
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Blair Crosby,
AJC.com,
5 July 2026
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
And no one can fake it (though many try).
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Adrienne Lafrance,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
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Verb
Early guests will be able to try robot check-in and autonomous in-room delivery before the full launch.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
The parking at Krog Street Market can be intimidating, but there’s no need to try to navigate the valet or the small lot in the front of the market.
—
Blair Crosby,
AJC.com,
5 July 2026
Noun
Japan has not won a World Cup knockout-round game in four tries.
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Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
And no one can fake it (though many try).
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Adrienne Lafrance,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
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The teen was running in their neighborhood on Saturday when a man got out of his vehicle and attempted to kidnap her, according to her mother.
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While Blutinger was speaking, history professor Jonathan Roth attempted to take video of the protesters in the hallway and got into a physical altercation with a female student who tried to block him from doing so.
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Autumn is when the crowds thin and your dollar stretches further.
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Dozens of people sat in lawn chairs in front of the big screen, cheering as the Bosnia and Herzegovina national anthem played, while others stood in a long line that stretched out of the front door to buy cakes, pastries and pitas.
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When technology lowers the cost of doing something, companies always strive to do more.
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For example, business functions strive for growth, while development teams focus on functionality.
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That lawsuit, in part, accuses City Attorney Miko Brown of pushing airport officials to investigate a charter airline's safety record -- not because of genuine safety concerns, but to create legal cover for a city council vote that put $90 million in federal grant money at risk.
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Regulatory scrutiny is also pushing the conversation.
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Mamdani sought to paint a picture of division in the country as a tool of the rich and powerful.
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But Dickinson also sought peace with Britain well after the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord.
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The Los Angeles Fire Department’s hazardous material team also tested for ammonia, which is used in refrigeration, and hydrogen fluoride, a toxic chemical that could be released by burning lithium-ion batteries and solar panels.
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That unpredictability, coupled with Johnson’s razor-thin voting margin, is testing the seemingly cozy relationship between the speaker and the president ahead of the midterms.
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The inconsistency in messaging raises further doubts that negotiators can meet their 60-day deadline after the two sides traded attacks over the weekend, straining their already fragile ceasefire.
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Meanwhile the servers strain under the weight of AI companies scraping the encyclopedia in bulk, on a roughly $180 million annual budget funded mostly by donations of between two and eleven dollars.
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For all the chatter about his choices in handbags, Haaland doesn’t seem remotely bothered.
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What bothers me is the foot-dragging, the spinning in circles, the slow degradation of these characters into annoying stereotypes.
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“Try.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/try. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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