tried

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When The Cure tried the same thing to close down Sunday, the sound was cut earlier.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Cynthia was involved in some of them, but Stafford said that she eventually tried to smooth things over with her rival.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

May, 49, got his start as a head coach at Florida Atlantic University—a school with such shoddy basketball resources that he tried to avoid showing prospective recruits the locker room, or its lukewarm showers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Her solicitor also tried to engage with the care home, responding to new requests for documents that Victoria said they had not been asked for before and sending emails that got no reply.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

You tried watercolor to chase away those ghostly words.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith