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Williamson joins a growing field of candidates jostling to replace current DNC Chair Jaime Harrison, who has held the role since 2021 and isn’t expected to try for another term.
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Julia Mueller, The Hill, 26 Dec. 2024
People who started queuing early for the passes pushed and jostled each other, leading to the stampede, Venkateswar said, and about a dozen of the 35 injured who were taken to hospital were still being treated.
—Reuters, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Both sides are jostling for an advantage in possible ceasefire negotiations with just weeks until U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
Netanyahu described the move as defensive and temporary, and said it was aimed at making sure that none of the groups jostling for power inside Syria threatened Israel.
—Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Julia Mueller, The Hill, 26 Dec. 2024
People who started queuing early for the passes pushed and jostled each other, leading to the stampede, Venkateswar said, and about a dozen of the 35 injured who were taken to hospital were still being treated.
—Reuters, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Both sides are jostling for an advantage in possible ceasefire negotiations with just weeks until U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
Netanyahu described the move as defensive and temporary, and said it was aimed at making sure that none of the groups jostling for power inside Syria threatened Israel.
—Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Jostle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jostle. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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