verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
position
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Pigeons there on the parapet opposite, squabbling, jostling for position .
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We jostled for the perfect position and waited for the adults to perform.
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He stayed in the shadows as he passed the House of Mirrors with its queue stretching outside, everyone jostling for position .
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The paper claims this represents a serious challenge to other Risc vendors jostling for position in the software arena.
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The cells seem to jostle for position and about 40 cells leave the wall and enter the hollow interior.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
jockey/manoeuvre/jostle for position
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As they jockey for position , firms often adopt quite different strategies within the same industry.
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He stayed in the shadows as he passed the House of Mirrors with its queue stretching outside, everyone jostling for position .
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It's a spectacular sight, as the wildfowl jockey for position to grab the biggest beak or bill full of food.
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Pigeons there on the parapet opposite, squabbling, jostling for position .
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Satisfaction and horror jostle for position on his face.
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Teenage boys, like young bulls in a herd, often jockey for position and want to try out their own strength.
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The paper claims this represents a serious challenge to other Risc vendors jostling for position in the software arena.
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They're jockeying for position the moment they see the light at the end of the tunnel.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Passengers were jostling each other at the news kiosk for the last remaining copies of the evening paper.
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The children moved forward, jostling to get to the front and see the magician.
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Three people were hurt as the crowd jostled for a better view.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Many air atoms crowded together jostle one another, like humans in a crowd, and cause wind.
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The telephone rang again and both women hurried toward it, jostling each other in the doorway.
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They formed a warm jostling group of six.
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We jostled for the perfect position and waited for the adults to perform.