in the middle
idiom
: in a difficult or unpleasant position
She hated conflict and did not want to be put in the middle.
He was caught in the middle when his parents got divorced.
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There was a definite mix of AI advocates, critics, and those in the middle.
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Gena Cox, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Christian Malanga, meanwhile, was live-streaming video from the presidential palace in which he is seen surrounded by several armed men in military uniforms wandering around in the middle of the night.
—Monika Pronczuk, Jean-Yves Kamale, and Hannah Schoenbaum, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Sep. 2024
The contiguous video display was installed recently, but the display that Madden used was a cinema-sized screen in the middle bracketed by four large flat screens on each side.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
After following a downward trend since April, the December NY/ICE futures contract found support around 67 cents/lb in the middle of August.
—Sj Guest Editorial, Sourcing Journal, 16 Sep. 2024
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Gena Cox, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Christian Malanga, meanwhile, was live-streaming video from the presidential palace in which he is seen surrounded by several armed men in military uniforms wandering around in the middle of the night.
—Monika Pronczuk, Jean-Yves Kamale, and Hannah Schoenbaum, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Sep. 2024
The contiguous video display was installed recently, but the display that Madden used was a cinema-sized screen in the middle bracketed by four large flat screens on each side.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
After following a downward trend since April, the December NY/ICE futures contract found support around 67 cents/lb in the middle of August.
—Sj Guest Editorial, Sourcing Journal, 16 Sep. 2024
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“In the middle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20middle. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.
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