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is jostling

  • present progressive of jostle (3rd person singular).

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AI usage in China -- the world's second-largest economy which is jostling with the US for an edge in the AI race -- was 16.4 percent, the report said.

From Barron's May 7, 2026

India and Pakistan have been squaring up to each other too, and China is jostling for dominance.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2025

What you don’t get is jostling crowds, timed admission, smartphones and selfie-sticks, which makes it a bargain.

From New York Times Dec. 5, 2019

While everyone else is jostling for a photo with T. rex, stand on the platform between the theater and T. rex and you can snap a photo with the diplodocus looming over your shoulder.

From Washington Post Jun. 5, 2019

Everyone is jostling and trying to get closer to the entrance of the mall, and Momma and I can barely get through.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée