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The phrase "have been trying" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you are discussing something that you have been attempting to do but were not successful in completing. Example: I have been trying to finish this project, but I still have a long way to go.
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Lately they have been trying live streaming.
They already have been trying.
Already, people have been trying out workarounds.
"They have been trying to intimidate me.
Researchers have been trying to develop heat switches for years.
"We have been trying to do that, but without success.
The court may have been trying to promote technological advances.
Riot police have been trying to disperse them.
"I really have been trying to find something," he said.
Parents have been trying to teach their children at home.
Conservative whips have been trying to put in an amendment.
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have been trying
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