in the midst
Idioms-
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.
Example Sentences
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In Carney's own words, the world is "in the midst of a rupture, not a transition" and "if you are not at the table, you are on the menu".
From BBC
The city spent three weeks under grey skies in the midst of what looks to have been Scotland's fifth dullest winter since 1910.
From BBC
Ellison noted that the company was in the midst of ramping up spending by $1.5 billion to build out its theatrical and television content slates.
From MarketWatch
Chris Sununu, president and CEO of Airlines for America, warned in an op-ed in The Hill earlier this week of “chaos” for the U.S. aviation system in the midst of another shutdown.
From MarketWatch
I was still a little suspicious sitting here in the midst of all these trolls who kept saying that I smelled.
From Literature
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