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Brooks and James have jostled verbally in the past two games of the series, but James hasn’t said anything publicly about Brooks.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2023

The two Asian giants, which have jostled for influence over Sri Lanka for decades, are also the island nation's biggest trading partners, accounting for about $5 billion each in bilateral trade in 2021.

From Reuters • Jan. 19, 2023

Historically superpowers have jostled for supremacy above the Earth.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2023

While Disney under Chapek has received high marks for adapting to fast-changing audience behaviors accelerated by the virus, some of his decisions have jostled key talent and, internally, bruised Disney egos.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2021

"Why!" cried Gray, "this is the second time tonight you have jostled me!"

From Dope by Rohmer, Sax