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as in among
in or into the middle of having grown up amid farmers and ranchers, Keith still thinks of himself as a country boy at heart

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as in during
in the course of amidst the messy divorce proceedings they never forgot that their children mattered most

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Recent Examples of amid The play marks the second to be produced by Rudin and Diller following Rudin’s return to the industry after stepping aside four years ago amidst accusations from his staff of bullying and aggressive behavior. Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025 The ethics guardian This moral compass calibrator protects corporate values amid rapid workplace advancements. Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Shuttering schools would be especially disruptive to families amid the pandemic, and especially painful in a neighborhood still reeling from earlier closures, the union said. Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025 Mitty proposes two leadership choices amid this landscape. Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for amid
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  • Al-Gameya Al-Shareya was among more than 1,000 civil society groups blacklisted in the crackdown, court filings say, and chapters suspected of helping the Brotherhood during elections were dissolved.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Rip currents are the deadliest of surf-zone dangers, making up the majority of deaths among beach swimmers every year, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • The vigil was hosted at the Nepali Cultural and Spiritual Center, at 1212 Royal Parkway in Euless, on Monday night to honor the lives lost during an anti-corruption protest in Nepal.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
  • On June 25, 2025, Rick Nolthenius, an astronomer at Cabrillo College in Aptos, California, and his former student, amateur astronomer Kirk Bender, set out to observe the Quaoar system during an occultation.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Amid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amid. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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