"in the thick of" meaning in All languages combined

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          "ref": "1951 December, Michael Robbins, “John Francis's \"History of the English Railway\"”, in Railway Magazine, page 800:",
          "text": "In the thick of the railway controversies of his day, Francis naturally had his prejudices. It seems that he cordially disliked the aristocracy in general.",
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          "ref": "1991 August 24, Lewis Gannett, “Gore Stories”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 6, page 8:",
          "text": "His stories about Huey, Eleanor and Jack, and other bigwigs of various worlds, reveal a life lived in the thick of legend.",
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          "ref": "2011 January 15, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham 0 - 0 Man Utd”, in BBC:",
          "text": "Rooney was fit to return to United's line-up after missing two games with an ankle injury - and he was in the thick of the action right away as he raced on to Dimitar Berbatov's pass only to send a presentable finish wide from an acute angle.",
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        "In the middle of (something difficult)."
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        "(idiomatic) In the middle of (something difficult)."
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