tried

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When Jay Manuel tried to leave “ANTM,” he said, “there was a warning that strikes the fear of God in you. You know, people talk about being blacklisted.”

From Los Angeles Times

“We had these rules we followed throughout the movie, but we tried to make sure they were not imposing anything that would feel wrong,” Veloso says.

From Los Angeles Times

Massachusetts has tried rent control before, but not for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal

Coventry met with Heraskevych and tried to reach a compromise, allowing him to wear the helmet in training and display it off the ice.

From Los Angeles Times

The 19-year-old decided to leave school at 16 and has been noting down the roles she has tried - and failed - to land.

From BBC