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 Additionally, Siddiq has appeared on top podcasts and radio shows including The Joe Rogan Experience, Club Shay Shay, The Breakfast Club, 85 South, and Kill Tony, among many others. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025 Next year will see several more store openings, including Beijing Sanlitun, Hong Kong Lee Gardens and Hong Kong Alexandra House, among others. Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025 Melissa is among only three Atlantic storms to make landfall with winds estimated at 185 mph. Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025 At Cannes this year, among the eight films that received awards, one was French and five had been supported by the Aide au Cinéma du Monde. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for among
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  • The company upped its capital expenditures outlook to between $70 billion and $72 billion, up from $66 billion to $72 billion.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
  • For all the confidence from trade negotiators in recent days and the leaders’ warm remarks as talks got underway in Busan, whether the meeting would take place at all remained an open question just days ago after a rapid escalation of frictions between the two sides.
    Betsy Klein, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
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  • The organization’s Green Heart Project, which studies the impact of better air quality on heart disease through urban greening, has found that increasing the number of trees and shrubs in an area can create lower levels of a blood marker associated with inflammation.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • After struggling to get pregnant again, the couple decided to expand their family through surrogacy.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
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  • Employers are also limiting seasonal hiring amid political and trade uncertainty.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The plaintiffs argue the federal government is legally required to continue supporting SNAP, even amid the government shutdown.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2025

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