Ribbon disappears when using jQuery.noConflict()

Issue:

When using jQuery.noConflict() method SharePoint Ribbon disappears. You will see the Ribbon top buttons, but not the actual Ribbon.

You see this:

When you should see this:

Solution:

Verify that you're only calling jQuery.noConflict() once. If you call it twice, you will see the before mentioned behavior. In my case I was calling it first in my .master page, and then in CEWP.

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