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Recent Examples of grist
The museum’s exhibits tell the story of the grist mill, town, and railroad.
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Tykesha Spivey Burton, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Rolling through the property, Kennedy points out a dip in the Duck River where an old grist mill used to operate, which became the farm's namesake.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
On the slopes of the White Mountains, perched above the Ammonoosuc River, occupying a 19th-century grist mill, Schilling Beer is impossibly picturesque.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 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
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Tykesha Spivey Burton, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Rolling through the property, Kennedy points out a dip in the Duck River where an old grist mill used to operate, which became the farm's namesake.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
On the slopes of the White Mountains, perched above the Ammonoosuc River, occupying a 19th-century grist mill, Schilling Beer is impossibly picturesque.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grist
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Savings come from finding scale in mass production, with factories buying materials in bulk and cutting down material waste through computer design.—
Addie Costello,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Despite its considerable bulk, the S680 was in its element, using its prodigious 664 ft lbs of torque to slingshot out of the curves, while rear-wheel steering, adaptive air suspension and all-wheel drive kept it on an even keel through the tightest Alpine curves.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
3 Nov. 2025
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Her sister struggled for years with substance use, leading their mother to assume custody of her sister's two children.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
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Exposure to the substance has been linked to a wide range of health impacts, including developmental problems, nervous system damage and hearing problems in children; and high blood pressure, joint pain and reproductive problems in adults.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Other ethical considerations will arise as the watches go into production.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Coming out of Toronto, she was immediately put into awards consideration.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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National Guard troops have been staging at Portland training bases for weeks while the legal case plays out, having been activated to protect federal officials and an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility that has been the focal point of daily protests since June.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The basis of the action is that artists with accurate streaming data suffer when others have inflated figures, because their proportional share of Spotify’s royalty pool shrinks.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
3 Nov. 2025
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Chowchilla Featuring exclusive interviews with the survivors, the 2023 documentary from CNN Films and HBO Max explores the most bizarre mass kidnapping of all time.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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There were also prisoners, paupers and unclaimed bodies who went into mass graves, including remains of 39,307 Catholics at Holy Cross.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Available in luxurious shades like apricot, navy, and coffee brown, the lightweight sweater is a timeless staple in any fall wardrobe.—
Melony Forcier,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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The page is packed with the brand’s best-selling styles, from the Align leggings to the Everywhere Belt Bag; there are simply too many can’t-miss fall travel staples to keep the best ones all to myself.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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In short, at the heart within the kernel of concern for memory is a concern for death.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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For example, one study used an event camera to count corn kernels on a fast-moving feeder line, demonstrating accurate item counting in a production setting.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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The post sparked a backlash in the Philippines, where the average monthly wage is less than a fifth of that sum.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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The cash option is a one-time, lump-sum payment that is equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Grist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grist. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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