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jockey

[jok-ee] / ˈdʒɒk i /


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Perhaps reuniting with Umberto Rispoli, the jockey who was aboard Journalism for the last eight of his nine straight wins or runner-up finishes, will provide a boost.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

The risk is that SpaceX and the coming IPO filing from OpenAI could divert even more attention away from Nvidia, as investors jockey for exposure to new AI names.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

In a tribute on Monday, her commanding officer described her as "a bright light in any room she entered" and "an immensely professional solider and an exceptional jockey".

From BBC May 18, 2026

Ocelli was third at 70-1, followed by Chief Wallabee, who was trying to give jockey Junior Alvarado and trainer Bill Mott consecutive Kentucky Derby wins.

From Los Angeles Times May 2, 2026

When jockey Kurtsinger launched War Admiral in his final drive for the wire, Pollard said, do something completely unexpected and probably unprecedented: Let him catch up.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

The new strategy also identified a significant underrepresentation in female jockeys, with only 25% of jockeys being women despite them making up 70% of racing school students and 50% of racing staff.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2026

But for family drama, nothing beats the one between two jockeys named Davis.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 6, 2025

This year there are three women jockeys with Rachel King on outsider Arapaho and Celine Gaudry entrusted with Geelong Cup winner Torranzino.

From Barron's Nov. 3, 2025

Its first generation of video jockeys, or VJs, became celebrities themselves as the channel turned music television into a global phenomenon.

From Salon Oct. 20, 2025

So jockeys went without insurance and made do with what they had, passing the hat when one of their colleagues went down.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Historically, monarchs had a court of advisers, diplomats and merchants who jockeyed for proximity to limitless power.

From Salon Jun. 2, 2026

It has also jockeyed with Saudi Arabia, the biggest oil producer in OPEC, for regional clout.

From MarketWatch Apr. 28, 2026

“We recall the cloud transformation cycle about five years ago when leading cybersecurity firms jockeyed for market share, and we are witnessing the same phenomenon in the current AI super cycle secular wave.”

From Barron's Apr. 10, 2026

As TV producers jockeyed for scoops and access, prosecutors in the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, in Fort Worth, were faced with another task.

From Slate Apr. 6, 2026

Maneuvering silently through the streets of Germany's demolished capital city—sometimes referred to as the "capital of the Cold War"—the CIA and its main adversary, the KGB, jockeyed for advantage on Bill Harvey's new battlefield.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

No single category can contain the Whitmanesque multitudes jockeying for position inside us.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

The upper and lower basins are jockeying to shape a new, long-term solution, as several water-sharing pacts expire this year.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

Bass has been polling in first, with Pratt and Raman jockeying for second place.

From Slate May 9, 2026

While making his way through the ballroom he came across reporters ducking for cover and some jockeying for position with their phone cameras.

From Salon May 1, 2026

His expulsion from the Party created a vacuum that a number of hopefuls were jockeying to fill.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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