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Recent Examples of jostling
There was more than a little jostling for fashion’s dealmaking spotlight as 2024 wrapped up.
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Evan Clark, WWD, 6 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
Trouble at Lululemon In many ways, the brands jostling for share in the crowded athleisure space can blur together.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
In the majority of Malawi's schools, students sit on the floor, jostling for space in a crowded classroom, struggling to concentrate and write legibly.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Jenkins emphasizes the pair’s intimacy with close-up shots of their expressive faces and their bodies while playfully jostling or conspiring to prank the adults.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Guests to the Prado can come within a couple feet of Las Meninas and spend real time with the artwork without jostling for position unlike at the Louvre with Mona Lisa.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Fudd injured her knee in the third quarter of UConn’s 85-52 win over Louisville while jostling for position on defense.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 10 Dec. 2024
While jostling for position with a pair of Louisville players, Fudd appeared to get tangled between them and fell to the ground holding her right knee.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 8 Dec. 2024
Evan Clark, WWD, 6 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
Trouble at Lululemon In many ways, the brands jostling for share in the crowded athleisure space can blur together.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
In the majority of Malawi's schools, students sit on the floor, jostling for space in a crowded classroom, struggling to concentrate and write legibly.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Jenkins emphasizes the pair’s intimacy with close-up shots of their expressive faces and their bodies while playfully jostling or conspiring to prank the adults.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Guests to the Prado can come within a couple feet of Las Meninas and spend real time with the artwork without jostling for position unlike at the Louvre with Mona Lisa.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Fudd injured her knee in the third quarter of UConn’s 85-52 win over Louisville while jostling for position on defense.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 10 Dec. 2024
While jostling for position with a pair of Louisville players, Fudd appeared to get tangled between them and fell to the ground holding her right knee.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Jostling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jostling. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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