smack in the middle
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First off, oil remains almost smack in the middle of its range from just before the Iran war to now, meaning the cost of energy is still higher.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
“Spartacus: Blood and Sand” arrived smack in the middle of the most prestigious stretch of television’s modern Golden Age, when audiences swooned over “Breaking Bad” and “Mad Men.”
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025
Some are grown near Hancock, Wis., a small village smack in the middle of a state best known for its cheese.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
Riviera was spared damage but is smack in the middle of a burned out Pacific Palisades neighborhood that is currently inaccessible and under evacuation orders.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025
He wanted her to be right smack in the middle of them, he said, for her first sight.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
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