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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 For their study, the researchers focused specifically on PVC microplastics, as these are among the most hazardous and are prevalent in drinking water, Gonçalves dos Reis said. Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026 And that’s a good thing, first baseman Freddie Freeman said, because there are a number of players on the team that really could use a getaway, Freeman chief among them. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026 Much of Lofton’s research looks at developing a multi-level, multi-component food system intervention to address food insecurity inequities amongst Black American residents living in predominantly Black communities. Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026 Caminero has been among the bright spots in the Rays’ lineup so far this season. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for among
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  • The home, located in Encino, was purchased by Joe in 1971 amid the rising fame of Michael and his four brothers in The Jackson 5.
    Staff Author, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • But the decision comes amid mounting Emirati frustration with the Gulf states’ response to attacks by Iran and tensions between the UAE and its larger neighbor, Saudi Arabia, that are playing out on diplomatic fronts and battlefields across the region.
    Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 29 Apr. 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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