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John Minton, the movie stars Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson alongside Marc Bessant in a thriller set amid the 1993 UK rave scene.
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
After a series of legal battles this summer amid calls for White’s resignation, a Jackson County judge set September 30 as the date for the special recall election.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Kim, Xi and Putin gathered for the military parade amid Ukrainian and Western concerns over the collaboration of the three nations in bolstering Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, ongoing since February 2022.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2025
And virtually all big food companies are losing ground to private labels as consumers pull back spending amid economic uncertainty.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
After a series of legal battles this summer amid calls for White’s resignation, a Jackson County judge set September 30 as the date for the special recall election.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Kim, Xi and Putin gathered for the military parade amid Ukrainian and Western concerns over the collaboration of the three nations in bolstering Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, ongoing since February 2022.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2025
And virtually all big food companies are losing ground to private labels as consumers pull back spending amid economic uncertainty.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amid
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Zinn is well known among organizers of public events in Salt Lake City and often showed up in public forums intending to disrupt the event or question the high-profile speaker, The New York Times reported.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Sluggish consumption, a manufacturing glut and prolonged woes in the country’s vast property sector are among the main challenges now vexing Beijing policymakers and businesses.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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There is also an apocryphal tale of a state visit in which, during an open-top carriage procession, the queen apologized to her guest after one of her horses broke wind loudly.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Eco Wave Power logo is displayed on a floater raised out of the water during a demonstration of Eco Wave Power electricity generation technology using the power of ocean waves in the harbor at AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California, on August 26, 2025.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Amid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amid. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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