as in to engineer
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Recent Examples of jockey
Both sides have been jockeying to control the narrative about the cease-fire: India denied that Washington had a substantial role in the negotiations, while Pakistan’s prime minister thanked Trump for his involvement.
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Lisa Curtis, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
Papal Transition At meetings this week, cardinals will jockey to become the next pope.
—Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
This considerable absence could have given the Bulls a golden opportunity to jockey for a top spot in the play-in tournament.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Judge, playing without him, is having another monster season as the Mets have been jockeying for first place in the National League East with the Philadelphia Phillies.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 5 June 2025
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Lisa Curtis, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
Papal Transition At meetings this week, cardinals will jockey to become the next pope.
—Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
This considerable absence could have given the Bulls a golden opportunity to jockey for a top spot in the play-in tournament.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Judge, playing without him, is having another monster season as the Mets have been jockeying for first place in the National League East with the Philadelphia Phillies.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jockey
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On that basis, when prices rise, the central bank attempts to slow the economy or even engineer a recession.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The report points to Anthropic’s Claude 4 models, released just last month, which the company said might be capable of helping would-be terrorists create bioweapons or engineer a pandemic.—
Harry Booth,
Time,
17 June 2025
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Among the countries expanding their military is Germany, which is aiming to field the largest army in the European Union with massive investment.—
Greg Dixon,
NPR,
25 June 2025
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With the bases loaded and no outs in the sixth inning, Jose Iglesias hit a ground ball that Nationals first baseman Nathaniel Lowe fielded with plenty of time to throw home for the force out.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
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His input on the pitch isn’t only limited to the left wing, as, unlike Williams, Rashford can play all three positions across the front line while providing a good alternative to the aging Robert Lewandowski.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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There was a time when everyone at a crypto event saw themselves as an outsider, and the VC industry viewed crypto venture capitalists as a different breed playing a different game.—
Ani Freedman,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
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It’s cleverly done, with the audience treated to a young Ollie Rathbone weaving in and out of an opposition defence to score with a thumping finish in junior football just moments before being shown doing exactly the same to break the deadlock after 15 minutes.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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She was taken to the hospital and treated for traumatic injuries, however, on Tuesday it was confirmed that Rose had passed away, per WBAY.com.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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“Jockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jockey. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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