try for
phrasal 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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Acupuncture is worth trying for anxiety relief.
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Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2024
After 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story' was released on Netflix on Sept. 19, the brothers claimed the series didn't show the whole truth
Lyle and Erik Menendez are at the center of controversy once again, 30 years after they were tried for the murder of their parents.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
But why not try for the states with closer margins than Pennsylvania?
—Alauna Safarpour, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024
But as the panel explained, the US government had tried for two years to negotiate with ByteDance and find through Project Texas a way to maintain TikTok in the US while avoiding national security concerns.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 16 Sep. 2024
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Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2024
After 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story' was released on Netflix on Sept. 19, the brothers claimed the series didn't show the whole truth
Lyle and Erik Menendez are at the center of controversy once again, 30 years after they were tried for the murder of their parents.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
But why not try for the states with closer margins than Pennsylvania?
—Alauna Safarpour, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024
But as the panel explained, the US government had tried for two years to negotiate with ByteDance and find through Project Texas a way to maintain TikTok in the US while avoiding national security concerns.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Try for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20for. Accessed 11 Oct. 2024.
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