jockey for position
idiom
: to try to get into a better place
The cars jockeyed for position in the first lap of the race.
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Their complicated dynamic — a love triangle of sorts — is the central point of tension in the film, as Kathy and Johnny jockey for position in Benny’s heart.
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 24 June 2024
The piecemeal nature of legalization means that the industry’s biggest companies—both domestic and international—continue to jockey for position amid a land grab for market share.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2023
Detroit Free Press Business Columnist As banks across Michigan jockey for position in this hyper-competitive marketplace, things like giving back and making services and funds more accessible to folks, including minority startups, not only lifts the community but helps banks stand out, too.
—Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press, 30 Mar. 2023
The endorsements come as the two independent candidates jockey for position as the front-runners for what is likely to be a single available seat in the District council’s at-large race.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2022
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 24 June 2024
The piecemeal nature of legalization means that the industry’s biggest companies—both domestic and international—continue to jockey for position amid a land grab for market share.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2023
Detroit Free Press Business Columnist As banks across Michigan jockey for position in this hyper-competitive marketplace, things like giving back and making services and funds more accessible to folks, including minority startups, not only lifts the community but helps banks stand out, too.
—Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press, 30 Mar. 2023
The endorsements come as the two independent candidates jockey for position as the front-runners for what is likely to be a single available seat in the District council’s at-large race.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2022
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