as in to engineer
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Recent Examples of jockey
Florida, too, could change the game by offsetting would-be gains in Virginia — ratcheting up the stakes as the parties jockey for new pickup opportunities.
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Julia Mueller, The Hill, 29 Apr. 2026
But the two sides throughout the truce have continued to jockey for advantage over each other, with the Strait of Hormuz emerging as the main battleground.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
What to know about how teams will jockey for the best picks.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Everything from classic green-and-white to colorful pastels dot the fairway as golf fans jockey to catch a glimpse of their favorite golfers playing in The Masters tournament.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
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Julia Mueller, The Hill, 29 Apr. 2026
But the two sides throughout the truce have continued to jockey for advantage over each other, with the Strait of Hormuz emerging as the main battleground.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
What to know about how teams will jockey for the best picks.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Everything from classic green-and-white to colorful pastels dot the fairway as golf fans jockey to catch a glimpse of their favorite golfers playing in The Masters tournament.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jockey
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For much of history, before humans learned how to engineer immunity, almost every parent had to bury at least one of their children, and often more.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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At one participating college, leaders aligned IT and engineering pathways with local employers so students are not just taking isolated courses, but moving through coherent pathways tied to internships and pre-apprenticeship opportunities.—
Michael Collins,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Several of the advanced weapons systems the battleships are intended to field remain in development; the Navy hasn’t yet shown they can be integrated successfully onto a ship.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Since 2019, the National Poison Data System has fielded a nearly 1,500% increase in calls related to overdoses or side effects from injectable weight loss drugs.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Contrary to some online sentiment, Martinez still fervently believes Portugal are closer to starting a goal up than a man down when playing Ronaldo.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Hasley hailed from Pittsburgh and played university football before venturing to Hollywood to pursue his dreams as a writer.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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The establishment was ordered closed until a licensed pest service could treat the premises and cleaning and sanitization could take place.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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Too often, America still treats oral health as an afterthought—segregated from medicine, detached from justice, and absent from too much of health policy.—
Jean Paul Laurent,
Time,
11 June 2026
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“Jockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jockey. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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