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Jostling for the ball with Bernardo Silva on the touchline, March's knee seemed to twist awkwardly and he collapsed to the ground in clear pain, covering his face with his shirt.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023

Jostling for hours through the night, Cody’s helicopter set down in Afghanistan at 3:45 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2021

Jostling around her were more than 50 men and women, all of them running side by side with their own galloping animals.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2017

Jostling for office with politicians were business chiefs, celebrities and boxing star Manny Pacquiao, who is running for the Senate.

From Reuters • May 9, 2016

Jostling among mango and avocado vendors, he sells cups of diced fruit.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario



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