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jostling



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This repeated jostling helps explain why sea ice does not simply keep accelerating and spreading in response to the wind.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

Scores of women queued at a school sheltering Nepal flood victims, jostling to receive personal-care supplies, as concerns over sanitation and menstrual hygiene mount days after the catastrophic disaster.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

Despite the look of crowded penalty areas and jostling at corners seemingly taking away from the division stylistically, Maresca still feels it is the "best league" with the "best players".

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Without a device constantly jostling my brain and interrupting my thoughts, I became more alert to what was happening around me.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

With almost a dozen immortal emperors jostling for position, high-level Inka society was characterized by ramose political intrigue of a scale that would have delighted the Medici.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann



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