tries
Americannoun
verb
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Appeared in the May 29, 2026, print edition as 'Tony Blair Tries to Save British Labour'.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Tries from Anais Grando and Pauline Bourdon Sansus cut the favourites' lead to eight points as the volume rose in Stade Atlantique.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
On my show, What Next: TBD, we’ve started a segment called TBD Tries, in which we try different tools and apps to really put them to the test.
From Slate • Apr. 5, 2026
Appeared in the February 23, 2026, print edition as 'Neil Gorsuch Tries to Revive Congress'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
Tries not to think about hunger or thirst, the stoppered void in his left ear, Bernd in the corner, the Austrians upstairs, Frederick, Frau Elena, Jutta, any of it.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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