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amongst

[uh-muhngst, uh-muhngkst] / əˈmʌŋst, əˈmʌŋkst /




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"A stone of this colour and size is extremely scarce, and adding to its rarity the diamond is type Ia, amongst the purest of natural gems," it said.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

"If she has actually been moved to house arrest, then I hope that she will be allowed communication with me and her lawyers, amongst others," he added.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

“The extreme amongst the vulgar in London doubtlessly is, to omit the r altogether—to convert far into fah, hard into hahd, cord into cawd,” wrote Benjamin Smart, an articulation expert, in 1836.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

In the hope, amongst other things, of somewhat placating President Trump.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

I went and sat down with a book and The Times and my knitting in the rose-garden, domestic as a matron, yawning in the warm sun while the bees hummed amongst the flowers.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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