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milling

[mil-ing] / ˈmɪl ɪŋ /


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Her machinery allowed households to produce meal more reliably and in greater quantities and supported the shift from subsistence hand-pounding to mechanized milling.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

The cavities were created using focused ion beam milling in thick, mechanically exfoliated Bi2Te3 flakes.

From Science Daily Mar. 24, 2026

There wasn't exactly an air of shock among members milling around the tea and coffee tables in Paisley.

From BBC Feb. 27, 2026

Sean Murtha, a Los Angeles Police Department officer, testified he responded to a 911 call and found people milling around an F-150 in the middle of Fountain Avenue, “crying, yelling hysterically.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2026

Clayton stepped onto the subway platform, a fast-and slow-moving jigsaw puzzle with live pieces entering, exiting, milling, and turning.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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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