in the midst
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Also, in one's midst . Surrounded by, among, as in I saw a familiar face in the midst of the crowd , or To think there was a Nobel Prize winner in our midst! [c. 1500s]
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See in the middle of , def. 1.
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“When you’re in the midst of it, it’s so hard to make any progress that you don’t really worry about the top of the mountain,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
It is currently in the midst of its 25th programme with the Fund -- at least 11 of which have been outright bailouts -- since gaining independence in 1947.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
So the media knew she was still alive, struggling, in the midst of her execution, and yet they made the media leave.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
The district also is in the midst of spending $5.3 billion from a bond voters approved in 2022 to renovate campus buildings, upgrade water and power infrastructure and build student housing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Wemmick’s house was a little wooden cottage in the midst of plots of garden, and the top of it was cut out and painted like a battery mounted with guns.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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