in the midst of
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See also: in one's midst
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English in the myddis of.
Prepositional phrase[edit]
- In the middle of; amidst, amongst.
- 2010 March 14, Paul Harris, “Carlos Slim: The world's wealthiest man”, in The Observer:
- He has been the master of the fire sale, swooping in to snap up bargains in the midst of panics and sell-offs.
- 2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in The Guardian[1]:
- The pace of e-commerce was flying, and Magna Park 1 opened in the midst of a spell in which, between 2006 and 2016, the share of John Lewis deliveries going direct to customers rose 12-fold.
Translations[edit]
in the middle of; amidst, amongst
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