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The phrase "racking my brain" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used in informal writing such as personal emails or conversations, but can also be used in more formal writing depending on the context. Example: I've been racking my brain all day trying to remember where I left my keys. In this sentence, "racking my brain" means to struggle or think hard in an effort to remember something.
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I'm racking my brain, yet coming up with nothing much.
"I was racking my brain about some introduction I could make".
"I was racking my brain, saying what have we got in here," Mr. Warren recounted.
"Racking my brain, at last I came up with a term that sounded more positive and invigorating: emerging markets.
She spoke about sleepless nights spent worrying about diplomats' safety and "racking my brain about what more could have been done".
"I have been racking my brain to see if there was something I could have done," Mr. Newman said of Mr. Roeder.
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"I'm racking my brains," she said.
"I've been racking my brains to remember.
Racking my brains, I've never done any Shakespeare.
I'd been racking my brains with it, and finally got it.
After racking my brains, I managed to come up with … somethings that were not completely awful.
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