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

As the group milled about, drinking coffee and eating doughnuts, I met Joe, a longtime resident of Adamsville.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025

Military officers from partner countries milled about the new center in small clusters Friday, the flags on their sleeves—including those of Germany, France, Greece, Cyprus, the U.K.,

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

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

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

And Mr. Kearney who milled the town’s wheat and who always spoke softly and who made wooden toys for each Prentisstown boy’s birthday.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness