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Recent Examples of jostledBatteries die, pumps get clogged, and wires get jostled loose during wavy boat rides.—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024 Security members on both sides jostled with one another, and Danis was disqualified.—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024 Toiletries can easily be jostled en route to a destination, whether that’s on an international flight or a walk from the linen closet to the bathroom.—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024 But responding officers found no one there and the family eventually concluded that a contractor, with keys to the house, might have been the harmless source of that lock being jostled, Wetternach added.—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024 Bottles containing liquids, gels, serums, oils, and sprays can leak when jostled around, making a mess and causing the cardboard to disintegrate.—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2024 At one point, the aircraft was jostled so violently that some equipment and other objects went flying through the cabin, including one scientist’s phone and wallet.—NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024 Their equipment could be seen knocking as the entire aircraft jostled.—Angel Saunders, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024 After calling 9-1-1, Dhan accidentally jostled Zeke’s computer awake, to find an incomplete resignation letter on the screen.—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
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