mill

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From Parsi philanthropists and Maharashtrian nobility to mill workers and marginalised migrant settlers, the photographs showcase the city's many faces that stake a claim to the making of Bombay.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

I attended a public elementary school in a small mill town in western Pennsylvania, and we had what we called “retention drills,” perhaps to make it sound less frightening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

One woman who worked at a berry farm before the steel mill opened told him “as soon as that plant fired up … everything died.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“Start your own rumor mill of positive news.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

And with a groan of love, relief, and pleasure, she reached the mill wheel and thrust her muzzle into the reaching hand of the boy who clung there.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda