grist

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The research also provides grist for those who claim that the Khalistanis are getting significant support from the government of Pakistan, India’s neighbor and strategic rival.

From Washington Post

Presidents were all grist: “Jimmy Carter went to Philadelphia for the bicentennial. He laid hands on the Liberty Bell and the crack was healed. Hallelujah!”

From New York Times

They also provided the grist for her column and her first book, “Dish: The Inside Story on the World of Gossip,” as well as her memoir and the two novels that followed.

From New York Times

Earlier periods in American history also created grist for teenage angst.

From New York Times

The "tail" is slim legal grist misused to conceal Pence's crucial testimony from a grand jury.

From Salon