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milling

[mil-ing] / ˈmɪl ɪŋ /


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On the Monday after KCON, I met up a second time with the members of Santos Bravos, who were milling about in the Hybe America offices in Santa Monica.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 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

Shortly after opening time on a recent morning, the Kettering store already had a number of middle-aged customers milling about the space leafing through magazines—yes, it has those—or asking for advice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 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

Football, field hockey, cheerleading—everybody was milling around the gym, high-fiving, kicking the football.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

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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