tried

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However, in his interviews around this match, he tried to claim he should be known as 'Rusty Ron'.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Casey Schmitt then hit a very catchable fly ball to left-center field, where left fielder Teoscar Hernández and center fielder Alex Call tried to catch it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Unsettled, they tried to rush out after the event but were corralled to flank Gorka in a photo op.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

Dr. Whitman says cancer had worsened on every available treatment one of his patients had tried, including other experimental ones in clinical trials, but went into remission with RP1.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Mutti tried to make him stay on his mattress up in the attic, but he was forever going missing.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo