jockey for position
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As long as they kept it clean, they would be free to jockey for position and the team wouldn’t pick a favorite.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
The Lakers had an opportunity to move up in the Western Conference standings as teams jockey for position down the stretch.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2024
Roughly 10 million people tuned in to the Katmai livestreams in 2022, including to watch the bears jockey for position at the best fishing spots.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023
That has left many countries — including the ones Harris plans to visit — wondering where they stand as the globe’s behemoths jockey for position.
From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2023
Rowan knew that as much as she hated the idea of being a scythe, she would jockey for position over him because that’s how she was hardwired.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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