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[mil] / mɪl /




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That hasn’t stopped the European rumor mill from speculating on a potential Lagarde run.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Tributes have been paid to Sir Patrick Stewart - the legendary actor who rose from a West Yorkshire mill town to become one of the world's best known performers.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Any reaction or any impact on you — financial or emotional — is grist for the mill.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

The consortium shared data as run of the mill as spambots as well as more serious threats.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

The mill was ahead, on the other side.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

Its rivers powered textile mills that generated fortunes until they began to suffer from foreign competition in the 1970s and 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Conversely, removing trade protections on America’s steel mills and other key industries won’t solve disrupted oil shipping.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

For two centuries, Canadian mills near Maine have processed vast amounts of its timber.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Ryzhenkov said the company had "improved the covered areas" at its mills where workers can shelter during air raids.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Besides, freighting the timber to northern mills would keep his railroad cars puffing.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Customers, some armed, milled among tables pushing babies in prams, while an employee carefully packed boxes with wine.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

A further 29.8 million tonnes of rice is expected to be added once paddy already procured from farmers is milled.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

What distinguished Didion is her style, so carefully milled as to be not noticed at first.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

Families evacuated from their homes milled about the lobby and parking lot of the Cypress Community Center late Friday waiting for any updates about the leaking chemical tank that sent them fleeing earlier that day.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

When they got to the Sedillo fence, they dismounted and walked along a thirty-foot section where the tracks crisscrossed and the cattle had milled around before they broke through the fence.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

The bond financiers milling around the IMF meetings seem to be taking another look at the UK after years of crisis.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Players were milling around midfield, exchanging jerseys and making small talk when Chubb appeared to say something to Jackson, who was chatting with another Bills player.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

The vans belong to young Israeli squatters who play their own waiting game, smoking cigarettes and milling about.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Same-day zirconia crowns are already offered in some dental practices, but they are typically produced by milling rather than 3D printing.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

She can feel the hum in the building, and the lot is full, and there are only a few kids milling around during their free period.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti


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