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For years, the two companies had jockeyed for the bragging right until 2009 when Walmart claimed it—and every year until now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Grisham recalls how she and her husband, Jared Kushner, had jockeyed to be part of an official greeting ahead of a state dinner in the United Kingdom hosted by Queen Elizabeth II.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2021

The two men had jockeyed to essentially serve as one of the chief executive's right-hand men.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2012

All week, both Washington and Hanoi had jockeyed for a favorable position.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had jockeyed her into supposing that money was a matter of complete indifference to him; that, as she boasted to her friends and rivals, "he rolled in it".

From A Duel by Marsh, Richard