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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Legal Efforts To Protect Young Girls From Anti-Aging Products
California assemblymember Alex Lee of San José is currently trying for the second time to get a bill passed banning the sale of anti-aging skincare products for shoppers under the age of 18.
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Alison Escalante, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Tatum tried for years to get a Gambit movie off the ground.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
Tortora was imprisoned and tried for years before being definitively acquitted of all charges.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
How to watch New York Knicks at Boston Celtics
Venue: TD Garden — Boston
Time: 1 p.m. ET Sunday
TV: ABC
Streaming: Fubo (try for free)
Watching in-person?
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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Alison Escalante, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Tatum tried for years to get a Gambit movie off the ground.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
Tortora was imprisoned and tried for years before being definitively acquitted of all charges.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
How to watch New York Knicks at Boston Celtics
Venue: TD Garden — Boston
Time: 1 p.m. ET Sunday
TV: ABC
Streaming: Fubo (try for free)
Watching in-person?
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Try for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20for. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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