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She performs post-mortem examinations in Sheffield on children from as far away as Kent, Newcastle and the West Midlands, with bodies sometimes arriving a month later because "coroners have been trying to find a pathologist".

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The Rays say the answer to their problems is a new stadium, and they have been trying in vain to turn that dream into a reality for 20 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

At this point, “consumers have been trying to save money, or not spend more, in auto maintenance,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Croft: Since the UAE exit, both sides have been trying to take the temperature down.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“No; some unaccountable one. In short, I believe you have been trying to draw me out—or in; you have been talking nonsense to make me talk nonsense. It is scarcely fair, sir.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë