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jostled

verb

past tense of jostle

as in pushed

to force one's way everyone glared at the man who jostled to the front of the line

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Recent Examples of jostled Teams jostled for position on the wide road as the kilometers slipped by, with UAE Emirates XRG, Visma-Lease a Bike, Lidl-Trek, Groupama-FDJ United and Netcompany Ineos all getting their leaders to the front for the grand finale to come. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 But King strained his hamstring on his game-winning touchdown run, and getting jostled by teammates in a celebratory mosh pit didn’t help it. — Joseph Person, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 As residents, activists, farmers and journalists squeezed and jostled through the crowd, holding court in one corner was Budd-Falen, the high-ranking official with the Interior Department. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026 McDonald’s has jostled its menu and has sought to lure some of those customers to stores through value meals and other specials. — Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 Television crews jostled for hallway interviews with arriving lawmakers. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 July 2026 In 1989, Khomeini’s body jostled out of the coffin in his chaotic procession. — Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 3 July 2026 Inspired by a format often used on Jubilee, a popular YouTube channel, one conservative student took a seat in the center of a ring of chairs, and liberal audience members jostled to sit across from him and debate him. — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 They were jostled by men carrying heavy crates, cursed out by a man selling a pair of old boots, and viewed with suspicion by seemingly everyone else. — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026

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The threat of shortages pushed countries across Asia to impose export bans, cut import duties, and start rationing fuel to maintain supplies.

— Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
The extreme heat pushed up air conditioning electricity demand, while heavy storms simultaneously dealt a blow to power supplies in parts of the country.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

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Breakfast is at Fritz & Felix, lunch is squeezed into the Wintergarten conservatory, and dinner is either ordered to my room or eaten dressed up in the restaurants.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026
Consumers show signs of strain Recent data indicate that some consumers' budgets are being squeezed.

— Lorie Konish, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

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