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[mil] / mɪl /




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But he added: "I'm struggling and the winter is hard, but painting the mill has attracted more visitors here and helped me pay the bills."

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Holt said the mill can be hard to find for visitors, as it is not close to the A55 road.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

However, the maize proved difficult to mill and distribute.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

It has also pledged to restart a tin mill on the site that will employ 225 workers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Before long, workers were simply born into mill life and very few escaped it.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

She said the windmill should be repainted in whitewash as it is a historical building, and traditionally "that's how the mills were".

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

“The mills are currently commissioning on water and it looks set for a ramp-up from September,” UBS says of the new hub.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

When the rumor mills incorrectly assumed Page was playing Achilles, heads exploded.

From Salon Aug. 2, 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

You had no choice but to have the sugar mill right there, and sugar mills require a wide range of occupations.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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

Inside, guests milled about on multiple levels where pre-dinner receptions were occurring.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 26, 2026

Hundreds of families milled around on Beirut's Ramlet al-Baida beach, left with nowhere to go.

From Barron's Mar. 6, 2026

Summer-term students milled around in small clumps, chatting excitedly.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

"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

The cavities were created using focused ion beam milling in thick, mechanically exfoliated Bi2Te3 flakes.

From Science Daily Mar. 24, 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

On the lawn the people weren’t milling around, they were standing, evenly spaced.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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