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Recent Examples of grist
My encounters with dancing baseball players and rotating snow brooms were not grist for the mill of public discussion; this experience was unique to me.
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Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2025
This association has haunted the process of telling Robert’s story, threatening to make of his suffering a narrow allegory, grist for political milling.
—Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
Greeting guests out front is a historic bell that had once hung at Tom’s grandfather’s grist mill in Greenville, Georgia.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 3 Jan. 2025
For Ephron, any experience, no matter how silly or tragic, was grist for the mill.
—Ariela Gittlen, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2025
This association has haunted the process of telling Robert’s story, threatening to make of his suffering a narrow allegory, grist for political milling.
—Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
Greeting guests out front is a historic bell that had once hung at Tom’s grandfather’s grist mill in Greenville, Georgia.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 3 Jan. 2025
For Ephron, any experience, no matter how silly or tragic, was grist for the mill.
—Ariela Gittlen, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grist
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Lopez recommends choosing wholesome picks like brown rice, barley, whole wheat pasta and oats in bulk to save money and use in multiple meals. Fruits and vegetables.—
Erica Lamberg,
Fox News,
9 Mar. 2025
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Democrats and progressives are uneasy about the concentration of investment power in the hands of a few fund management firms that vacuum the vast bulk of investment dollars into their index funds, notably BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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In October 2023, California banned four substances — BVO, potassium bromate, propylparaben and red dye No. 3 — due to links with serious health concerns as cancer, endocrine and reproductive issues, and heart and liver problems.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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Tracey has a caseload of 30 Skid Row-area patients dealing with mental health and substance abuse issues in addition to other health issues.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
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One film-industry professional told me that, during a recent meeting at the Russian state’s film fund, officials encouraged a colleague to bring more comedic projects for their consideration.—
Joshua Yaffa,
The New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2025
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Regardless of your height, the dress length is an essential consideration for this style.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
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In contrast, the energy transition has a long-term basis, with 2050 as the magic date of the Paris agreement to keep global temperature rise below 2 C degrees above pre-industrial times.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Many of these fighters refuse to follow commands from the prime minister, instead firing rockets at U.S. bases and fighting in Syria at Iran’s request.—
Michael Knights,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Mar. 2025
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However, these devices have struggled to break into the mass market.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Agencies throughout the government are expected to submit plans to the Office of Personnel Management, as part of mass layoffsTrump announced Feb. 11 with his multibillionaire advisor Elon Musk, the public face of the Department of Government Efficiency.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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Showing that beans never go out of style and always offer major bang for your buck, soup beans (an Appalachian staple) is another reader-favorite childhood meal.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2025
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Read: the day-to-night staple your travel wardrobe has been missing.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2025
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Along with Adames and Chapman exhibiting the fundamentals, San Francisco’s offense featured its share of fireworks.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
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While Lewis acknowledges the differences between coaching in the pros and college, the fundamentals remain the same.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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As the exploit targets core Linux kernel USB drivers, the impact is not limited to a particular device or vendor and could affect a very wide range of devices.—
Dan Goodin,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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But that kernel of an idea saved Suits from becoming a forgettable case-of-the-week procedural.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Grist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grist. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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