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am trying
  • present progressive of try (1st person singular).

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"I am trying to see the beauty in life and to keep going despite it all," said Shervin.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

“I am trying to embrace more of those aspects.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Bhattacharya explained, "I am trying to understand how lithium and pyrite could be associated with one another."

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

"I am suffering from crippling anxiety. I am trying to rebuild my life but I feel used and manipulated. I feel violated and betrayed."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Now he is someone I am struggling to understand, someone with a thousand different versions of himself that I am trying to piece together.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu