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"drying to" is not a correct part of a sentence in standard written English.
It is possible that it could be used in spoken or informal language, but it would still be considered grammatically incorrect. Example: "I'm drying to do my homework after dinner, but I keep getting distracted." This sentence should be written as "I'm trying to do my homework after dinner, but I keep getting distracted."
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But Southern Europe is experiencing the problem now, its climate drying to the point that it is becoming more like Africa's, scientists say.
I could feel my face paint drying to an uncomfortable film, affixing an unnatural contortion to the muscles of my face.
The drying to low ppm water content was accomplished successfully.
After drying, to determine the adhesion of cells scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used.
Drying to less than 15 wt.% water content is desirable to prevent biological degradation during storage.
LUT was microencapsulated with soluble polymers using spray drying to improve its solubility and bioavailability.
Dried rice was prepared by drying to adjust the moisture to 100 g kg−1.
This antioxidant-rich extract was microencapsulated by spray drying to improve shelf-stability of lutein.
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He had been a hairdresser, before making the tediously traditional leap from blow-drying to pornography.
Pita pulled it all together by using one of his tried and true tricks: blasting the brush with hairspray before blow-drying to tame flyaways.
Swift and Waddington could have followed the northern European route of smoking meats during air-drying to preserve them.
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