1
: thousand
found a salinity of 38.4 per mil
2
: a monetary unit formerly used in Cyprus equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ pound
3
: a unit of length equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ inch used especially in measuring thickness (as of plastic films)
4
: a unit of angular measurement equal to ¹/₆₄₀₀ of 360 degrees and used especially in artillery
military
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2024
Brad Clevinger Tehachapi :: Dodgers break the bank with $700 mil committed to one player.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2023
In addition to exempting liquor stores and food service facilities, Crandell’s bill would have required businesses to provide plastic bags that are thicker than 2.6 mils, a measurement used to determine the thickness of film.
—Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2023
Their sights measure 6,400 mils around a circle, while Soviet guns mark just 6,000, giving the U.S. guns greater accuracy when using manual sighting, Tavuchis says.
—Hope Hodge Seck, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2023
While not official dark skies, there is an effort to get three places in the Driftless region within about 15 mils of each other in Vernon County designated as dark sky areas.
—Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2023
Until the two countries reach something more like parity, though, $14 mil sounds much nicer than $4 mil.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2023
Television is also what helped out the next few people on the list: The South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone made a cool $160 mil, while The Simpsons’ James L. Brooks and Matt Groening brought in $105 million.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2023
Halle Bailey’s starring role had a lot of competition this weekend, following the premieres of Fast X and Guardians of the Galaxy; both films are projected to earn another $20 mil each over the four day holiday.
—Vulture, 27 May 2023
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The measure also eliminates taxes on Social Security income, lowers the statewide mill levy for schools from 20 mills to 19.5 mils and accelerates the elimination of the state sales tax on food to July 1, six months ahead of current law.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2024
Brad Clevinger Tehachapi :: Dodgers break the bank with $700 mil committed to one player.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2023
In addition to exempting liquor stores and food service facilities, Crandell’s bill would have required businesses to provide plastic bags that are thicker than 2.6 mils, a measurement used to determine the thickness of film.
—Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2023
Their sights measure 6,400 mils around a circle, while Soviet guns mark just 6,000, giving the U.S. guns greater accuracy when using manual sighting, Tavuchis says.
—Hope Hodge Seck, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2023
While not official dark skies, there is an effort to get three places in the Driftless region within about 15 mils of each other in Vernon County designated as dark sky areas.
—Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2023
Until the two countries reach something more like parity, though, $14 mil sounds much nicer than $4 mil.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2023
Television is also what helped out the next few people on the list: The South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone made a cool $160 mil, while The Simpsons’ James L. Brooks and Matt Groening brought in $105 million.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2023
Halle Bailey’s starring role had a lot of competition this weekend, following the premieres of Fast X and Guardians of the Galaxy; both films are projected to earn another $20 mil each over the four day holiday.
—Vulture, 27 May 2023
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adjectiveˈmil
: a unit of length equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ inch (about .025 millimeter) used especially in measuring thickness
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