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smack-dab

[smak-dab] / ˈsmækˈdæb /


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“We don’t want to live in fear, so we make ourselves useful working for organizations that move the scale away from fear and put us smack dab in the middle of love.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2025

Among the cities smack dab in the action: Dallas; Little Rock, Arkansas; Indianapolis, Cleveland; Buffalo, New York; and Montreal — making for the continent’s biggest eclipse crowd.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024

Sanders has the Buffaloes smack dab in the center of the college football universe this week courtesy a 45-42 win at then-No.

From Washington Times • Sep. 5, 2023

And now they're smack dab in the middle of it, once again.

From Salon • May 5, 2023

Far down the road, apartment buildings framed a view of the bay with Alcatraz island smack dab in the middle.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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