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CTL-W-0304 · Work · 1990s

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Combined Graph record U-00705 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0304. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Merriam-Webster (fetched in full): 'tryna': 'used for "trying to" in informal speech and in representations of such speech'; First Known Use 1919. Stored gloss 'trying to' matches.

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Merriam-Webster (fetched in full): 'tryna': 'used for "trying to" in informal speech and in representations of such speech'; First Known Use 1919. Stored gloss 'trying to' matches.

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Merriam-Webster (fetched in full): 'tryna': 'used for "trying to" in informal speech and in representations of such speech'; First Known Use 1919. Stored gloss 'trying to' matches.

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