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Recent Examples of jockey
Emanuel knows Illinois politics well and could jockey out other candidates in a primary election.
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Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
The Chargers, who spent much of the season jockeying between the sixth and seventh seeds, could move into the fifth seed next week.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Mark Kelly's 15 minutes of fame: Arizona U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly made Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' shortlist of vice presidential candidates and spent the end of summer on national television jockeying for the job.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Each morning, two or three dozen reporters lined up behind a police barricade in the hallway, jockeying for a spot.
—Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
The Chargers, who spent much of the season jockeying between the sixth and seventh seeds, could move into the fifth seed next week.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Mark Kelly's 15 minutes of fame: Arizona U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly made Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' shortlist of vice presidential candidates and spent the end of summer on national television jockeying for the job.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Each morning, two or three dozen reporters lined up behind a police barricade in the hallway, jockeying for a spot.
—Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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The model was the last large Rolls-Royce to debut before the outbreak of war, and the last engineered with significant input from Sir Henry Royce.Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
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Finally, though, wood is back in business in a versatile new form: mass timber, a sturdy, humane product engineered not from ever-scarcer old-growth hardwood trees but from much younger, softer cedar, Douglas fir, and (lately) eastern hemlock.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025
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For Now: Barca star will return during legal battle Try not to keel over in shock but Barcelona have secured permission to continue fielding Dani Olmo.Phil Hay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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This cycle also saw No Labels threaten, and then fail, to field an alternative candidate, which nonetheless pointed to voters seeking an alternative to the status quo.Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
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After launching with a preview performance in Pittsburgh on March 12, the upcoming North American tour will officially open March 15 in Austin, where the show plays in partnership with South by Southwest.Gordon Cox, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
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Osaka was better than Garcia, who was playing her first match after a three-month mental health break.Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Learn how to spot and treat frostbite and hypothermia with this guide from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Mara Hoplamazian, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
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Currently, most conservation frameworks, such as the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), treat all giraffes as one species with nine subspecies, so these latest findings suggest this classification scheme should be revised.GrrlScientist, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Jockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jockey. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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