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jockey

[jok-ee] / ˈdʒɒk i /


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The risk is that SpaceX and the coming IPO filing from OpenAI could divert even more attention away from Nvidia, as investors jockey for exposure to new AI names.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 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 is the ninth jockey to complete the double — Brian Hernandez Jr. did it two years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

Retired Hall-of-Fame jockey and NBC analyst Jerry Bailey said if he were given the choice of riding any horse in this year’s Derby field, he would pick Further Ado.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The quarters were so close and the speed so high that the jockey had to cut sharply in and out to avoid running up into the hind legs of horses.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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