as in to engineer
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Recent Examples of jockey
Teams are jockeying to improve their seeding ahead of Selection Sunday on March 16.
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Daniel Wine, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
Duplication of endeavor and conflicts of authority have given rise to the more deadly diseases of bureaucracy—intrigue, inner politics, jockeying for place.
—Marquis William Childs, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
But in recent days, as U.S. and Canadian athletes have jockeyed for wins out on the court or the ice, Canadian fans have taken out their frustrations with America's new administration in the stands.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
All four are projected first-round picks in June’s NBA draft with Bailey and Harper jockeying behind Duke power forward Cooper Flagg as the next-best prospect, Jakučionis regarded as a top-10 pick, and Queen expected to go somewhere in the middle of the round.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2025
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Daniel Wine, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
Duplication of endeavor and conflicts of authority have given rise to the more deadly diseases of bureaucracy—intrigue, inner politics, jockeying for place.
—Marquis William Childs, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
But in recent days, as U.S. and Canadian athletes have jockeyed for wins out on the court or the ice, Canadian fans have taken out their frustrations with America's new administration in the stands.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
All four are projected first-round picks in June’s NBA draft with Bailey and Harper jockeying behind Duke power forward Cooper Flagg as the next-best prospect, Jakučionis regarded as a top-10 pick, and Queen expected to go somewhere in the middle of the round.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jockey
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Business operations are generally better engineered today than in the 20th century, with more activities automated for quality control, cost savings and efficiency.—
Louis Gritzo,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Part of his path back to power, after all, was engineering the ousting of GOP critics on Capitol Hill like Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger and supplanting them with disciples.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
27 Mar. 2025
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In recent weeks, Kuck says he’s been fielding numerous calls from clients with green cards — and working to reassure them.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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But even then, while Amorim’s first team with the latter used a 3-4-3, Sporting’s academy teams fielded a four-man defence throughout his four and a half years in charge.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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Engage Your Senses In a shared office environment, playing loud music or lighting a scented candle is frowned upon.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Goodrich leads all scorers with 39 points in the 106-98 loss at Chicago. 1972 — Wilt Chamberlain plays his last pro basketball game.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Director Kenneth Branagh treats the fairy tale with as much respect and elegance as a Shakespeare play, elevating the source material to something grander.—
Staff Author,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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In a major policy reversal, the SEC rescinded Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 — a controversial rule that required banks to treat crypto assets as liabilities on their balance sheets.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,Ari Levy,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Jockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jockey. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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