jockey

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Recent Examples of jockey This week, in a potential clinching matchup against a division rival with whom Denver is jockeying for postseason position, that message is getting hammered home. Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 17 Dec. 2024 The nature of Trump and White’s relationship is unique, especially in a second term riddled with presidential friends and familiar faces, as White appears to be one of the few people in his inner circle who is not jockeying for a cabinet seat or personal advancement. Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025 Ex-portfolio holding Advanced Micro Devices , which is jockeying for a piece of the AI chip market, initially lost nearly 1% on the news, before reversing slightly higher. Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025 Since Lebanon’s founding, a multitude of factions and sects from the country’s more than a dozen religious groups have jockeyed for power and influence. Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for jockey 
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Verb
  • Back then its four thrusters – totaling 60 kW – were engineered to push the three-person submersible to speeds of 8 knots – that's reportedly faster than the cruising speed of a bottlenose dolphin – at depths of up to 300 m (984.25 ft).
    Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2025
  • When Hydrants Aren’t Enough Philip Cheung for The New York Times In large-scale fires, hydrant systems can quickly be pushed beyond what they were engineered to handle.
    Mitch Smith, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The Kings decided to field trade offers for the 27-year-old Fox over concerns about his long-term future in Sacramento, as The Athletic reported last week.
    Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Chicago Bulls At 21-28, the Bulls appear likely to make the play-in tournament but miss the playoffs for the third consecutive season, despite fielding a talented roster.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • One of the greatest of all time to play the position, one of the greatest players of all time.
    Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The talk turns gossipy when Peter tells Linda about an early evening call from an occasional hook-up, raising his eyebrows about the guy’s insistence on playing rough trade.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
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  • The latest iteration features the same robust build and chuck-about-ability but has been consciously upgraded with phthalate-free, recycled PVC and recycled nylon that’s treated with a non-PFC water-repellent (DWR) finish.
    Parker Hall, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
  • The six on board were Mexican nationals, including a child who had been treated for an illness at Shriners Children Hospital in northeast Philadelphia and her mother, officials said.
    Lauren Mascarenhas, Jessie Yeung and Danny Freeman, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025

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