trying

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He gave in and was assigned to an army medical unit for a year -- where he met contract soldiers trying to find a way out.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

It seems they were trying to get close to a hotel which houses asylum seekers.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Raymond often remarked that he wished he could emblazon the company’s headquarters near Dallas with the words “crude oil” so that employees would never lose focus on “what we’re trying to do here.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Law enforcement agencies across the region told The Times they’re trying to increase education for parents and young riders to cut down on dangerous crashes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

We’d promised each other that we’d be together when we opened the emails, but she still won’t talk to me, even though I’ve sent her about forty-seven hundred messages apologizing and trying to explain.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam