tried

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In her 2016 bid, Fujimori tried to distance herself from her movement’s authoritarian past, cultivating a more moderate image.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Feeling angrily outcast from her community, Mary tried to rise from her station by assuming a variety of disguises.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

And yet it was really actually important to us that we tried to defy genre and defy categorization in that way.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Greenhalgh, who is British, was convicted of two additional similar offences, while Farmakis – a Greek national who was tried in his absence – was found guilty of one more.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

I tried to explain to him that Mr. Harris was a lot more than that.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam