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jostle

[jos-uhl] / ˈdʒɒs əl /


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They don’t jostle with airport crowds or idle unnecessarily in traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

This ascent cannot be extricated from a geopolitical context that has seen Europe battling for relevance while other major powers jostle for supremacy in many areas, notably AI.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

The leaderboard pulsed in the jostle for the minor places.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2025

From there, officers jostle them through the prison to the holding cell, where they file in one-by-one with their heads down.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2025

They rush to the door and jostle against it.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario




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