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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But while objections to the idea of engineering immunity to disease have remained essentially the same over the last two centuries, their meaning has changed, transforming what was once arguable into the lies that drive our current peril.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Since then, the editing capability of CRISPR has been tested on everything from developing disease treatments to engineering drought-resistant crops to resurrecting genes of extinct species.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
11 June 2026
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Just days after federal vaccine advisors voted to end a longstanding vaccine recommendation for infants, local doctors are fielding questions from confused patients and looking to organizations other than the CDC for vaccine guidance.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Dec. 2025
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As Tuesday’s discussions focused on fielding the 5,500 personnel envisioned for the force, the challenges were evident.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
10 Dec. 2025
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But questions remain about whether will decide to play elsewhere or close the chapter on his storied career.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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Allen plays Roxie, a dying wife and mother who arrives in the trauma bay during the show’s second season.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 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 17 Jun. 2026.
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