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fall among

British  

verb

  1. (intr, preposition) to enter the company of (a group of people), esp by chance

    he fell among thieves

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Gently fold in the rice, lime and kidney beans, allowing the greens to fall among the grains.

From Washington Post Jan. 5, 2023

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Poets are not necessarily fortunate in love; but they usually fall among more romantic circumstances, and bear their disappointment with a better grace.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

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