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mill

[mil] / mɪl /




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Over four generations, the Howards built a permanent mill in Statesboro, Ga., and added timberland to feed it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

By the second day, one friend was walking arm-in-arm toward the cinnamon bread grist mill with its cashier.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Once home to the world's largest steel mill, the former industrial heartland of Gary has felt the outage on many fronts.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Jack, who is further along in the program and seems to bring Cody out of his shell, also helps him land a job at a lumber mill where he works.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

"The mill must keep working, Bronden. We cannot close it down to gallivant whenever we please."

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

But the price has been depressed by a flood of fiber from adjacent areas where mills have closed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Guests stroll into blacksmith shops and corn mills, dine on cinnamon bread and other local delicacies, and seek quiet time in an authentic Appalachian chapel.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

For India, however, sugar availability could improve next year if high prices prompt mills to divert less cane to ethanol.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

El Niño has affected rainfall in Thailand, while heavy rain has disrupted cane harvesting in Brazil, the world's largest sugar producer, where mills are also diverting more cane to ethanol.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Cholly found work in the steel mills right away, and Pauline started keeping house.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

The reopening was packed with shoppers, store owners and residents, who milled about the refurbished center and enjoyed free drinks and food offered from kiosks.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

She also sells freshly milled ancient grain flour and other traditionally produced Italian foods through her company, Healthy Journey Through Food.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 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

Dozens of police and security guards milled about as parents stood beside the line of students waiting to enter the exam hall, hoping to film their children walking inside.

From Barron's Jun. 7, 2026

Markets in the city were booming with abundant supplies of dried, fresh, and processed foods, including milled rice, tofu, crackers, cakes, and meat.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

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

"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

Born in 1932 in South Africa to Lithuanian Jewish immigrants who ran a malt business, Kirsh ventured into grain milling and then distribution, according to news reports.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

She pushed Zvezda at the milling herd in the barn.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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