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I mentioned him in the essay about people that I know who have died and I tried going into detail about our friendship and it just felt cheap to me.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

"They tried to uproot and throw us out," he told crowds gathered outside.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Kilicdaroglu's backers had tried to push their way in, before police received orders to step in and take the building.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Since then, scientists have tried to understand exactly how angular momentum spreads through the internal structure of solids.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

“You tried, this time. But remember—you have no cards except the three for you, Opa, and Tante Betsie. There is no underground activity here, you don’t understand what they’re talking about. . . .”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom