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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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This season, Spire Motorsports will field a three-driver lineup, including McDowell, Haley, and emerging talent Carson Hocevar.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Illinois Community leaders and law enforcement in Chicago are fielding concerns from migrant residents who fear they may be targeted by ICE in their places of work, school and worship.—
Rosa Flores,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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The Wolf Man, in which Lon Chaney Jr. played the memorable title character.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
15 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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Rod Laver Arena was then treated to a magical display of tennis as Djokovic and Alcaraz went toe-to-toe.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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We have been treated very badly from this foolish gift that should have never been made, and Panama's promise to us has been broken.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Jockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jockey. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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