jostle

We’re hearing the music even as we jostle through high-school hallways in our mind, revisiting old crushes and humiliations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

This ascent cannot be extricated from a geopolitical context that has seen Europe battling for relevance while other major powers jostle for supremacy in many areas, notably AI.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025

Ronan, better known as a painter in New York’s contemporary art world, chronicles a collection of still lives who jostle themselves out of an emotional stupor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025

The Shangri-la Dialogue has traditionally served as a platform for the US and China to make their pitches to Asian countries as they jostle for influence in the region.

From BBC ● May 31, 2025

Kids jostle to get a seat next to their partners.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Oil trade is likely to be choppy Friday, as the increased flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz jostles with concerns around the terms of peace, Brooks adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Fatima jostles to get free food and clothing provided by the private Dubai-based charity Waqf al-Farah, which organised the convoy.

From BBC ● May 15, 2025

When the doorbell rings, Oliver wipes his face and jostles with Jameson to answer.

From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2023

With plans for ”Phantom,” to close next year, “The Lion King” jostles with “Chicago” for its crown of longest-running show on Broadway.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2022

My mom lands her car a few houses away from JP’s, and the newest pothole on the street jostles us around.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

For dessert, Proust's beloved madeleines and mirabelles jostled for attention with distinctly American-accented glazed doughnuts.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

As the Popemobile made its way from the port to the waterfront, people jostled against metal barricades to get a better vantage point for smartphone videos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025

Both Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan jostled for President Donald Trump’s attention on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly last month.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025

But as photographers circled and film crews jostled at his Real Madrid unveiling, there was a sense the awkward kid in a stripey jumper was a teenage superstar struck by the galactico glare.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2025

Then it came to me: the man in the crowd who had jostled me from behind.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

Companies are jostling to take stakes in the robotics sector.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

Eyeballs are inevitably trained on the men's football World Cup, particularly with England still in the competition, while the women's T20 cricket World Cup and British Grand Prix are also jostling for the limelight.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Their wait could last three full days, until the teams jostling in the standings wrap up group play on Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Instead, the wows come from good stagings of ordinary action: a car crash, a gripped crucifix, a hideout crowded with jostling, thrumming musical instruments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

Autumn elbows me, jostling me from my thoughts.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer