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mill

noun as in factory

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verb as in grind

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Only the second version includes the shepherd, who is directing his herd away from a dangerous precipice through which water flows from a dam generating power for the mill.

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That year, the first industrial mill, Slater Mill, opened in Rhode Island to process that cotton into fabric.

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The building that took the most damage housed the plant’s hot mill, which is where the sheet aluminum used in the auto industry is made.

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A small gathering of protesters milled outside the building, with no city officers in sight.

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"I've been through the mill to even get on the plane," says Knight.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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