tried
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He traveled to Morocco that summer and tried to get a job with flag carrier Royal Air Maroc.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Roberts, 44, said: "I tried to deal with it all myself, but it's hard because friends and family will rarely understand exactly what's involved."
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Around him, fans tried to cool themselves by waving makeshift fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
He’s the pen behind 2005’s “Just the Girl” by the Click Five, which laid a mall-emo whine and reverb-heavy drums over The Wonders’ tried and true formula.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
In all of that, he hadn’t tried just sharing what he liked.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
