milling

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Her machinery allowed households to produce meal more reliably and in greater quantities and supported the shift from subsistence hand-pounding to mechanized milling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Reto and Sandy Meroni, who have lived just outside the Swiss ski resort for years, stopped to take pictures while walking their dog among hundreds of World Economic Forum attendees milling outside.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

County public defender’s office was seen milling around outside the courtroom.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

Its official list entry notes it is "a good representation of the highly-sophisticated late stage of wind-powered milling" before the introduction of steam-powered roller milling later in the 1800s.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Hab and Nat left the shop together and walked down the street through the milling crowds.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham