in the company of
idiom
: together with : around
I felt nervous being in the company of such important people.
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The bill, if passed, would put Massachusetts in the company of jurisdictions like New York, Minnesota, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh, where pre-employment marijuana screening has been significantly curtailed if not outright banned.
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Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
True enough, perhaps, but Isabel was not pleased on finding herself in the company of boardinghouse people.
—Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
The vote against the final resolution put the U.S. in the company of Russia, China, Israel and 14 other countries.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 3 Mar. 2025
The rare 100% win rate for multiple nominations puts him in the company of Vivien Leigh, Kevin Spacey, Christoph Waltz, Luise Rainer, Helen Hayes, Mahershala Ali and Hilary Swank.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 3 Mar. 2025
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Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
True enough, perhaps, but Isabel was not pleased on finding herself in the company of boardinghouse people.
—Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
The vote against the final resolution put the U.S. in the company of Russia, China, Israel and 14 other countries.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 3 Mar. 2025
The rare 100% win rate for multiple nominations puts him in the company of Vivien Leigh, Kevin Spacey, Christoph Waltz, Luise Rainer, Helen Hayes, Mahershala Ali and Hilary Swank.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 3 Mar. 2025
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“In the company of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20company%20of. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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