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Recent Examples of jockey
Mining has returned to the spotlight as African countries jockey to position themselves for the surging global demand for critical minerals.
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Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Really bright people do not jockey for their position.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 6 Dec. 2025
But whereas 2020 marked a mad rush for operators large and small to jockey for customers in new states, the pace of change in 2025 is quite different.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2025
For weeks leading up to the election, judges barter for their votes with candidates and make deals for which court system, division and courthouse they will be assigned to, and power players jockey for the supervisory placements, or presiding judge positions, by promising a bloc of loyal votes.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Really bright people do not jockey for their position.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 6 Dec. 2025
But whereas 2020 marked a mad rush for operators large and small to jockey for customers in new states, the pace of change in 2025 is quite different.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2025
For weeks leading up to the election, judges barter for their votes with candidates and make deals for which court system, division and courthouse they will be assigned to, and power players jockey for the supervisory placements, or presiding judge positions, by promising a bloc of loyal votes.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jockey
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No, the blame falls on moderate Democrats, who knew darn well what progressives and progressivism represented but did nothing to prevent the radical left from engineering a takeover of their party.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Apr. 2026
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And the natural next step for Hublot was to re-engineer the Big Bang Unico itself.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The survey was fielded from July 10 to August 21, 2024, and had over 10,000 respondents.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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The survey was fielded in the first two weeks of March, just after the start of the Middle East conflict.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Kuruc committed last month to UIC, solidifying her future plans and fulfilling a longtime goal to follow in Dwyer’s shoes and play Division I soccer.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Anze Kopitar played his final game at Rogers Arena and registered an assist on Kempe's second-period goal.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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While all three attacks are being treated as separate incidents, counterterror police are conducting the investigations due to the nature of the attacks, their locations and the types of buildings involved, the Met said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Both medics and an intern inside the rescue unit were treated for their injuries.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Jockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jockey. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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