in the middle
idiom
: in a difficult or unpleasant position
She hated conflict and did not want to be put in the middle.
He was caught in the middle when his parents got divorced.
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The histogram has a line in the middle, with everything on the right being in the HDR region.
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PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
The Great Red Spot GRS is a high-pressure system located on Jupiter that produces an anticyclonic storm, meaning that the high pressure is in the middle, with winds circulating around its center.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
The Beavers are in the middle of a quarterback dilemma, with Gevani McCoy being pulled for Ben Gulbranson in their loss to the Golden Bears.
—Christian Vieyra, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Every few Fridays, in the middle of the night, a line forms outside the Pop Mart store at Westfield Century City.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
The Great Red Spot GRS is a high-pressure system located on Jupiter that produces an anticyclonic storm, meaning that the high pressure is in the middle, with winds circulating around its center.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
The Beavers are in the middle of a quarterback dilemma, with Gevani McCoy being pulled for Ben Gulbranson in their loss to the Golden Bears.
—Christian Vieyra, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Every few Fridays, in the middle of the night, a line forms outside the Pop Mart store at Westfield Century City.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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“In the middle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20middle. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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