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  • present participle of jostle.

jostling



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Despite this demure exterior, former employees say the Sussexes and the Waleses have spent years monitoring one another from afar on social media, jostling to capture favorable headlines.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Holding, pushing, shoving, jostling and grappling inside the penalty area became something of an epidemic in the Premier League last season.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

There’s some jostling over the job of backing up quarterback Justin Herbert, featuring a replay of last summer’s competition between Trey Lance and DJ Uiagalelei.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Companies are jostling to take stakes in the robotics sector.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

We started down, the Daniels jostling each other absently.

From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman



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