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 The Department of Health and Human Services found disproportionate enrollment gains among Black and Latino Americans, helping to reduce racial disparities in coverage. Christopher Robertson, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025 At 125,000 subscribers in 1989, The Roanoke Times often had among the highest penetration rates in the nation. Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025 Sheets isn’t alone among Wall Street economists in arguing this. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025 In addition to taking the top rank in the commonwealth, the Norton Healthcare facility placed 11th in the Midwest region, beating out medical institutions like University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City and University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital, among others. Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for among
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  • Its figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants and cannot be independently verified by TIME.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • In September, Border Patrol agents averaged roughly 279 apprehensions per day along the Southwest border — about 8,300 for the month — marking a 95% drop from the previous administration’s daily average of about 5,110 between February 2021 and December 2024, according to CBP figures.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • Tennessee answered Arkansas' opening touchdown with a 7-play, 75-yard scoring drive that was capped by DeSean Bishop’s 17-yard touchdown run midway through the first quarter.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Refrain from entering water that might carry an electric current and avoid walking through floodwaters.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
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  • There's room for laughs amid the tears and smiles amid the frowns.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Minten is one of five fresh faces amid the bottom-six overhaul.
    Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Among.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/among. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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