tried

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“There’s no doubt that this last year’s been frustrating, and that’s because we tried to fly a plane and build a plane at the same time,” Cohen told The Times last week.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

"Paris, Paris" chanted supporters, many of them young, as they filtered through security checkpoints and tried to get spots near a stage where the players would appear, songs like "We Are the Champions" blaring.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Neil Saunders, a retail analyst at GlobalData, said that Athleta initially tried to target a wealthier, active but underserved baby-boomer generation.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

For 27 years, the New York Knicks tried desperately to make it back to the NBA Finals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

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

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam