jockey
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The Italian jockey only recently resumed riding a few weeks ago after missing five months because of a fall in January at Gulfstream Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
With Jeff Bridges as the horse’s benevolent owner and Tobey Maguire as a battered jockey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
While veterans jockey for new contracts during free agency, young players are getting their tryout opportunities with NBA summer league games beginning this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
In a tribute on Monday, her commanding officer described her as "a bright light in any room she entered" and "an immensely professional solider and an exceptional jockey".
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
He moved on to a harrowing career as ail exercise boy, then became a jockey.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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If the pace is slower, jockeys on the other horses, such as Jose Ortiz on Golden Tempo, will have to be careful not to drop too far back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
But for family drama, nothing beats the one between two jockeys named Davis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
This year there are three women jockeys with Rachel King on outsider Arapaho and Celine Gaudry entrusted with Geelong Cup winner Torranzino.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2025
Its first generation of video jockeys, or VJs, became celebrities themselves as the channel turned music television into a global phenomenon.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2025
Veteran horsemen were merciless to kids who wanted to be jockeys.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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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
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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
The upper and lower basins are jockeying to shape a new, long-term solution, as several water-sharing pacts expire this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
While making his way through the ballroom he came across reporters ducking for cover and some jockeying for position with their phone cameras.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
While nobody is technically running yet, several ambitious Democrats are already busy jockeying for attention and floating policies they might try to pass if they win.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
Part of Owen’s reaction was due to professional jealousy and jockeying for position in the scientific world.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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