grist
Example Sentences
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The unearthing in 2018 of a charcoal inscription at Pompeii featuring a date in October has been grist to the mill of those who seek to push the eruption beyond August.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
Of course, some individual success stories became grist for upbeat media features.
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2025
This ought to be grist to the mill of the Scottish pack.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2025
“The data should provide plenty of grist for earthquake prediction,” says Jeffrey Park, a seismologist at Yale University.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 17, 2024
But you’ve got to have grist before you can grind; and there was no more for the new mill to do than for the old.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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