variants also amongst
as in amidst
in or into the middle of a gull landed among the burgers-and-fries eaters at the outdoor snack bar, clearly looking for handouts

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Recent Examples on the Web For these voters, economic concerns—wages, healthcare, job security, and inflation—are top priorities, especially among men of color, who polls show are less focused on social issues. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 Plaid is always a popular pattern among celebrities come autumn, and stars like Taylor Swift and Kelly Clarkson have also made a case for the classic print in recent weeks. Averi Baudler, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024 Tesla continued to lead the automotive industry among individual brands with a loyalty rate of 67.8%, according to a study by S&P Global Mobility. Hope King, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024 Perry, a 14-time PGA Tour winner, is among 51 players in the Simmons Bank Championship field. Frankie Frisco, arkansasonline.com, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for among 
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  • Caltrans spent more than $29 million between 2012 and 2017 cleaning up homeless camps.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Fuchs said such rapid flips between extremes were precisely what the government’s Fifth National Climate Assessment predicted.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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  • Hankison, who had been with Louisville Metro Police for about 17 years at the time of the raid and was one of three officers to discharge their weapons that night, fired 10 rounds into Taylor's apartment through a covered glass door and window.
    Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Down clusters are three-dimensional spirals, not to be confused with feathers, which are flat, provide no loft, and poke through fabric.
    Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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  • Mission: Impossible – Call of Duty Edition For its main campaign setting, Black Ops 6 takes players into the early Nineties amid Operation Desert Storm, but that’s merely a backdrop for the deeper story.
    Cade Onder, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Fixing quality issues Ford earnings have been impacted to an extent by an increase in warranty repair costs amid issues with cars built in 2021 or earlier.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024

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“Among.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/among. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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