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 Just about any Bugatti will make the cut among the world’s fastest production cars, simply because the quad-turbo W-16 engine, first pioneered by the Veyron, established an entirely new era of four-figure horsepower output back in 2005. Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025 Most recently, the model fronted the fall 2025 campaign alongside Rosé, Lou Wen, Bill Skarsgård, Song Jia, Anok, Binx, Loki Bahia and Bukwop Kir, among other friends and ambassadors for the house. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025 Cohen’s investor group includes former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning, Olympic skier Mikaela Shiffrin and Ariel Investments’ Project Level, led by Mellody Hobson, among others. Asli Pelit, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025 One paper in August estimates that Covid vaccines saved more than 2 million lives, mostly among older adults, worldwide between 2020 and October 2024. Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for among
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  • That number decreased significantly the following day, to 909, and continued to drop before fluctuating between about 30 and 300 applications for the duration of the application period.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The permeable ties between universities and business are another.
    Peter Vanham, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • Traffic changes to Louisville's Main Street are already underway as crews continue to reconfigure the roadway through the spring of 2026.
    Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Refrain from entering water that might carry an electric current and avoid walking through floodwaters.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2025
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  • Layoffs can occur for many reasons; while they can be viewed as a signal about how companies view economic headwinds, the reasons may also be more localized to individual companies amid restructuring or plans to maximize profits.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The latest incidents also highlight how ill-prepared the bloc is amid the growing importance of drones in today’s warfare.
    Silvia Amaro, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Among.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/among. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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