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"Andoni likes to take all of the sessions and be in the thick of it as opposed to leaving it to others," said a Bournemouth source.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The NEH, as well as the National Endowment for the Arts, have been in the thick of it the whole time.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

The fatal thought occurred to me that if the novel had started right here, in the thick of the tension, very little of what came before would have been missed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Equity futures and oil have been swinging around on Thursday as investors remain in the thick of trying to navigate a worsening Iran conflict.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

“Hell, I was in the thick of it. In the menagerie itself. I was the show’s vet.”

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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