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Ludvig Aberg was jostling for the lead before a triple-bogey seven on the 13th was sandwiched by bogeys as he spilled five shots in a wretched three-hole stretch.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

Duchene was jostling with Cale Makar in front of Georgiev, leading to a call.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024

Mantha got just enough of his stick on the puck to push it forward, and it trickled off the skate of Seattle defenseman Jamie Oleksiak, who was jostling with Eller to the right of Grubauer.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2022

“As you can see, we needed a holiday,” said Pete Bartels, waving at a crowd that was jostling, dancing, hollering, and drinking beer at 10 a.m. during February’s event.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2022

Harry and Ron joined the crowd that was jostling around the notice and taking it in turns to write their names at the bottom.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling