pound into

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And they’ve hosted community events, where people bring seed pods to pound into flour — a process that requires a big hammermill that isn’t easy to use on your own, Merchant said.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2024

In addition, the Bank of England pumped hundreds of billions of pound into the economy during the financial crisis and the pandemic in a process called "quantitative easing".

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2023

Speaking at a stormy session of prime minister’s questions in Parliament, Ms. Truss repeated her apology for announcing tax cuts that had rattled financial markets and sent the British pound into a tailspin.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2022

The mixed signals have sent the pound into a tailspin, adding another dose of volatility to world financial markets already coping with Federal Reserve interest rate increases moving faster and higher than anticipated.

From Reuters • Sep. 26, 2022

Then, as the sun rose higher, there was maize to pound into powder and the yard to sweep.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith