milled

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

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

At Linate Airport, the closest of Milan’s three airports to the city center, two camouflage-clad Italian soldiers with long guns milled outside the arrival gates Monday evening.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Customers receive a card explaining the provenance of their “health-enabling” undies, including the locations where the fiber is grown, milled into fabric, dyed and sewn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 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

Hassan milled about the periphery of my life after that.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini