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jockey

[jok-ee] / ˈdʒɒk i /


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St Leger-winning jockey Saffie Osborne says the "fear of failure" has left her after she became the first woman to win a British Classic.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Composers were known to jockey for the chance to premiere a new piece of music there, and top touring acts typically booked spots there years in advance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Hamblett became an apprentice jockey at 16 under champion trainer Sir Michael Stoute.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Gubernatorial candidates jockey over it; both New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, put temporary moratoriums on new data centers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Woolf had the ideal pedigree for a jockey.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

They press vinyl to sell at shows, and it gets into the hands of disc jockeys at ever-larger radio stations with an increasing number of watts behind their broadcasts.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

The Leger Legends Classified Stakes is a race for ex-professional jockeys raising money for charities including the Injured Jockeys Fund and Jack Berry House, which provide care, rehabilitation and support for injured jockeys.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Behind the scenes, the crosstown rivals are clashing as each company jockeys for tailored tariffs and policies while claiming to be the most American automaker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Catsimatidis even hired one of WABC’s legendary disc jockeys, Bruce Morrow — known to millions of baby boomers as Cousin Brucie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

The two jockeys virtually bookended the field as they moved to the post.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Historically, monarchs had a court of advisers, diplomats and merchants who jockeyed for proximity to limitless power.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

It has also jockeyed with Saudi Arabia, the biggest oil producer in OPEC, for regional clout.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026

“We recall the cloud transformation cycle about five years ago when leading cybersecurity firms jockeyed for market share, and we are witnessing the same phenomenon in the current AI super cycle secular wave.”

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

As TV producers jockeyed for scoops and access, prosecutors in the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, in Fort Worth, were faced with another task.

From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026

Television cameras jockeyed for position, nearly knocking each other over in their eagerness to get the best shot.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

His long stay abroad has also stoked talk of a post-Biya future and accelerated jockeying among would-be successors as questions over who might replace him persist.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

No document has been more examined than the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, down to the placement of commas, as if the terms meant anything to those jockeying over it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Some locals say the renewed jockeying for clients is the latest distraction from the fight over the toxins they believe are polluting their home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

Bass has been polling in first, with Pratt and Raman jockeying for second place.

From Slate ● May 9, 2026

Throngs of people were jockeying for position in ticket lines that snaked up and down the block.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein




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