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Recent Examples of jostle
The Times pointed to Claire Boucher, the musician known as Grimes and mother of three of Musk’s children, jostling for control of their 5 year-old son, X.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
The United States and Russia have deployed their air and naval assets to Malaysia for a defense exhibition as Washington and Moscow jostle for influence in Southeast Asia.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
What a remarkable run to fall behind entering the final curve, jostle with another horse in the final straight, only to outrun Gosger at the post.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 18 May 2025
Oh, yeah, and there are enormous torpedoes that Cruise must navigate as they are jostled with each sub rotation.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 6 June 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
The United States and Russia have deployed their air and naval assets to Malaysia for a defense exhibition as Washington and Moscow jostle for influence in Southeast Asia.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
What a remarkable run to fall behind entering the final curve, jostle with another horse in the final straight, only to outrun Gosger at the post.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 18 May 2025
Oh, yeah, and there are enormous torpedoes that Cruise must navigate as they are jostled with each sub rotation.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jostle
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Video footage from the incident showed Padilla pushed to the ground and handcuffed outside the door while attempting to speak to Noem during the conference.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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In the middle of his testimony, Forbes published a story explaining how Weisselberg had helped Trump push the lie for years.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Despite remaining hugely cash-generative at the operating level, outgoings on player transfers, loan interest and the £50million investment at the Carrington training ground have squeezed their ability to spend quite so readily as in the past.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Team-building is not about squeezing sufficient value out of every single contract or assembling a roster of yes men.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 June 2025
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“Jostle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jostle. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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