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Recent Examples of jockey
From there, start using these bonus funds on the NFL or college football.
Not to mention, the MLB regular season is winding down, but there are still teams jockeying for a spot in the postseason.
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 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
Players from 25 to 35 in the FedEx Cup standings, in particular, will jockey for positioning throughout the week.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2025
As OpenAI continues to jockey in the global race for AI dominance, the company noted that less time spent in ChatGPT could actually be a sign that its product did its job.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2025
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 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
Players from 25 to 35 in the FedEx Cup standings, in particular, will jockey for positioning throughout the week.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2025
As OpenAI continues to jockey in the global race for AI dominance, the company noted that less time spent in ChatGPT could actually be a sign that its product did its job.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jockey
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Scientists at Rice University have engineered living cells to light up like tiny beacons, revealing protein changes in real time.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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With powerful video models now available to anyone with a browser, the internet will soon flood with high-volume, high-intensity clips engineered for shock, irony, or dopamine.—
Victor Riparbelli,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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The contracts are a significant step in broadening the hypersonic weapon options for the Pentagon which seeks to field more affordable strike capabilities, reported The Jerusalem Post.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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Fifteen minutes prior, in a larger room packed with reporters, cameras and microphones looking for sound bites, Splitter fielded questions and did his best to give non-descript answers before his Blazers routed the Warriors 139-119.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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During his free agency ahead of the 2024 season, Ohtani visited Toronto as one of his finalists but ultimately chose to stay in Southern California and play for the Dodgers.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Despite playing before halftime, Scheierman and Walsh were not put back on the court again until the final seconds.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Carrig and her newborn baby were pronounced dead at the scene, and Haile was taken to a local hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, the DA said.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Several people were being treated at the scene after being knocked to the ground and trampled as those in the crowd ran for cover, CNN affiliate KYW reported, citing officials.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Jockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jockey. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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