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 of among Cullen is among Spurs’ most senior executive directors and is credited with playing a key role in the club’s move from White Hart Lane to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 2 June 2025 Clownfish typically live among coral reefs, which have also been affected by warming ocean waters. Kaity Kline, NPR, 2 June 2025 The revelations did not seem to hurt his support among right-wing voters, many of whom see the allegations as politically motivated. Vanessa Gera, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025 The country's inequality levels – consistently rated by the World Bank as among the worst globally – impact its Black population at a vastly disproportionate rate. Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for among
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  • Active hurricane weather typically peaks between mid-August and mid-October.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 25 May 2025
  • Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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  • Under the watchful gaze of security guards, dozens of people streamed through metal detectors to enter Temple Israel one evening this month for a town hall meeting on hate crimes and domestic terrorism.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 31 May 2025
  • In China’s case, infrastructure and trade development through the Belt and Road Initiative is counterbalanced with shows of military strength in the South China Sea.
    Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
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  • Scherzer left with an injury after three innings of work, and Syndergaard only gave up two runs in six innings amid a terrible season for him, but the Mets won 5-3.
    Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 30 May 2025
  • That did not stop his nomination to the UWF board by DeSantis, who only last year declared war on campus antisemitism amid great fanfare.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2025

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