try hard
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Wigglesworth: I try hard not to be a debt scold, and I’m not worried about an imminent crisis.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Meta may still struggle to stay ahead in this AI moment, but it won’t be because the company didn’t try hard enough.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025
And it makes sense, intuitively, to people that if you just try hard enough you can overcome these problems.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2025
As much as my book is very much a Buddhist book, I did try hard to make it relatable and read more like a mainstream memoir.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
“I don’t suppose we should go back and try to reason with the Romans? Maybe—maybe I didn’t try hard enough with the charmspeak.”
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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