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milling

[mil-ing] / ˈmɪl ɪŋ /


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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

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

In a damp back alley, Jingjing joined job-seekers milling about leisurely, haggling for higher wages while garment bosses perched on scooters brandished hiring signs, desperate for day labourers.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

"If you are not going to get as much milling wheat, then you won't get as much bread," she explained.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

The people around them were milling about and muttering, clearly impatient for the trial to start again, so Chess hoped the kids’ movements wouldn’t stand out too much.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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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