mill
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However, the maize proved difficult to mill and distribute.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The mill buys more than 400 tonnes of wheat from farms in North Yorkshire and East Yorkshire each year.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Instead, the mill supports the state, with 50% of its profits going to the public coffers.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
“The slightly softer than expected FY27 production guidance is due to Tropicana with lower open pit production at Havana resulting in a higher proportion of lower grade stockpile mill feed,” analyst James Redfern says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
When we passed the mill, I got a cold prickle on my neck, like someone was watching me.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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When the rumor mills incorrectly assumed Page was playing Achilles, heads exploded.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
Steel, whose Northwest Indiana mills are nearly next door to BP’s refinery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Robert Archer says haulage costs have been "a big hit", forcing him to increase the price of the organic flour he mills in North Yorkshire.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
"Production and supply have deteriorated to the point where it is going to be difficult for the mills to stay open," he said, speaking anonymously because he feared retaliation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
He was wearing shirt and trousers of coarse cotton jean—the kind of cloth the Lowell mills spit out by the mile.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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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
One of the artists, 13-year-old Yoselin Pacheco Ruiz, seemed particularly pleased as students and adults milled about.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
Hundreds of families milled around on Beirut's Ramlet al-Baida beach, left with nowhere to go.
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
Volunteers urged attendees to take their seats, but they milled around, greeting old friends, hugging, shouting names across rows of white folding chairs.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2026
White and African police and members of the Special Branch milled around, taking photographs, writing in notebooks, and trying unsuccessfully to intimidate the delegates.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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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
When I turn to look out over the deck, other crewmen are busy with tasks assigned by the captain, or just milling around.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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