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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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
For the past two weeks, Bucy has been one of nearly three dozen Texas Democrats who, after fleeing their state in the middle of a legislative special session, have holed up at a secure hotel in far west suburban St. Charles.
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After playing in 100 G League games and spending the 2020-21 season in the German Basketball Bundesliga, Highsmith initially joined the Heat in the middle of the 2021-22 season on a 10-day contract.
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Sounds like the truth of the matter lay somewhere in the middle of the noise.
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
For the past two weeks, Bucy has been one of nearly three dozen Texas Democrats who, after fleeing their state in the middle of a legislative special session, have holed up at a secure hotel in far west suburban St. Charles.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
After playing in 100 G League games and spending the 2020-21 season in the German Basketball Bundesliga, Highsmith initially joined the Heat in the middle of the 2021-22 season on a 10-day contract.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Sounds like the truth of the matter lay somewhere in the middle of the noise.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
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“In the middle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20middle. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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