grist

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Recent Examples of grist Newsom and other speakers veered from discussing the technical grist of reshaping districts — known as redistricting — and instead depicted the looming battle as a conflict with all things Trump, tying it explicitly to the fate of American democracy. Michael R. Blood, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025 This data turns us all into numerical grist for the mathematical mill, allowing the powers that be to predict, optimize, and profit with unprecedented scale and success. Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025 The party’s subsequent disbandment by the Constitutional Court last August added grist to the perception among Move Forward’s predominantly young voters that the nation’s elites are conspiring to expunge their democratic will. Charlie Campbell, Time, 26 June 2025 But, as others have noted, those outgoing picks potentially would have had significant value down the road as the grist for major trades. Josh Robbins, New York Times, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for grist
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Noun
  • Financial sacrifices, dilemmas loom Norfolk military families said the shutdown had heightened the stakes of their financial choices, from comparison-shopping for the cheapest toilet paper to frequenting Costco to buy in bulk.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The experimental mode will be available to beta users in Windows Insiders in Copilot Labs, enabling Copilot to sort through your photos, extract information from PDFs, or edit files in bulk.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • So far, more than 4,000 employees have been laid off, disrupting government services devoted to, among other things, cybersecurity efforts, special education programs, substance abuse treatment and loans for small businesses.
    Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The substance can pollute the environment after nuclear accidents and can persist in soil or water.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Notwithstanding this criticism, though, there is still a growing view within Delhi that foreign policy should be pragmatic and driven by interests rather than ethical considerations.
    Happymon Jacob, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Good manners involves consideration for others, which sometimes means not spending too much time thinking about their behavior.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Corps officials will evaluate each request on a case by case basis.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The team earned more runs on the bases than any other, according to FanGraphs.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The incident was declared a mass casualty, according to the outlet.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Organizers stress the safety and deescalation training that tens of thousands of local activists have undergone to ensure these protests are as safe as the multiple other mass demonstrations held this year.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Our 10 favorite Amazon fall fashion staples start at just $10 right now.
    Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The technology is a staple at police departments across the country, documenting encounters with the public and helping clarify questionable incidents and competing claims.
    Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But critics say the memo builds on kernels of truth before veering into unscientific fringe theories.
    Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The female’s back is covered in small protrusions that resemble popped kernels of popcorn, inspiring its genus name Zea, derived from the corn plant.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • So how should regular people think about all the huge sums of money churning through the industry?
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • No more shooting, no more Death, no more vast and unsustainable sums of money spent.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Grist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grist. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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