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jockey

verb as in maneuver

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And then when you take that next leap, like UCLA’s made the next leap, then you start jockeying for, you know, what is it like to have the overall number one seed?

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The companies are all jockeying for favorable policy to stay ahead of competitors.

She added: "Only around 2-3% of licensed jockeys come from these communities, far below the national average, so we hope that Aamilah is the first of many to come through the ranks and succeed."

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But for family drama, nothing beats the one between two jockeys named Davis.

Half Yours has won the Melbourne Cup, with Jamie Melham becoming only the second female jockey to win Australia's most famous horse race.

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