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Definition of amongnext
as in amid
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 Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands attended Tuesday night’s Liberation Day concert in Amsterdam among several special guests and dignitaries. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 May 2026 Not to mention that its beach, Datai Bay, is often ranked among the best in the world. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026 There are concerns that this latest ruling could limit the use of race in redistricting and could grant Republicans a handful of seats, concerns among some Democrats. NBC news, 3 May 2026 Following her 2024 Broadway debut as Eurydice in Hadestown, Briones broke out among the ensemble of The Pitt last year. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for among
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  • The family was still living amid plastic sheeting when, in September, the federal government shut down for a record forty-three days, and Plumb, who was considered an essential worker, did her job without pay.
    E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
  • Two-year-old Mala Audio Bar sets its cocktails to the crackle of vintage vinyl, while Konbini hides behind a grocery storefront, opening into a Colombian-Japanese speakeasy where disco and highballs collide amid a beautiful crowd.
    Allie Lazar, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
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  • That tension — between the gravity of what the commission documented and the limits of what it was empowered to do — defined Thursday’s release of its final report.
    Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • But this became a civil war between millionaire golfers with some moral backbone and tens-of-millionaires without any.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
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  • This recipe for Sheet-Pan Scallion Chicken With Bok Choy is an easy way to blow through the haul.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026
  • Photograph courtesy 2025 Adama Films / Shochiku Yasujirō Ozu, who made dozens of masterworks from the nineteen-thirties through the early sixties, is among the most misunderstood of great directors.
    Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 1 May 2026

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