The word "trying" is correct and usable in written English. It is an adjective used to describe an attempt to achieve something. Example sentence: I'm trying my best to pass the test.
I'm trying to do the right thing".
Because Republicans are trying, for the third time since he took office, to use economic blackmail to achieve a goal they lack the votes to achieve through the normal legislative process.
He added: "I was of the view he was trying to protect me".
(And note that they are trying to produce riveting, dramatic television coverage, after all).
As soon as the journalists were able to work, everything that I had been trying to do was validated.
The same is true of refinancing at a different bank from the one that currently holds your mortgage, or trying to persuade a new bank to give you a business loan.
He made such a goofy production of trying to light the fuses hanging off his shoe that he practically asked the flight attendant if she had a match.
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