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milling

[mil-ing] / ˈmɪl ɪŋ /


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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

That approach can restrict the complexity of possible designs and carries a risk of micro-cracking during milling or sintering.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

Investigators also seized about 20,000 rounds of ammunition, including armor-piercing rounds, multiple firearm suppressors and about 15 firearm milling fixtures used to illegally manufacture and modify AR-15-style lower receivers, according to the statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

AFP on Saturday saw migrant minors milling around in a disused industrial park in Ceuta, while others dozed on the pavements outside.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

Suddenly, they were all around her in a milling crowd.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Todd said in the release that millings will be placed around the barricades to keep them from being moved.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 31, 2015


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