try for
verb
tried for; trying for; tries for
: to make an attempt or effort to get (something)
He tried for second place but finished third instead.
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This needed to be explored — so many have tried for that grail and failed.
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Sara Wheeler, Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026
Various other conspirators, including Baldwin, are also tried for their involvement.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Curtis’ appointment was a key win for the aldermanic Black Caucus, which had tried for months to work out a deal that would land Villegas the Zoning seat while giving a Black alderman another leadership position.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Yelitza Perez, 29, had been trying for weeks to return home voluntarily to avoid a formal deportation by immigration authorities.
—Ivan Taylor, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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Sara Wheeler, Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026
Various other conspirators, including Baldwin, are also tried for their involvement.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Curtis’ appointment was a key win for the aldermanic Black Caucus, which had tried for months to work out a deal that would land Villegas the Zoning seat while giving a Black alderman another leadership position.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Yelitza Perez, 29, had been trying for weeks to return home voluntarily to avoid a formal deportation by immigration authorities.
—Ivan Taylor, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Try for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20for. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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