grist

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Recent Examples of grist But becoming grist for hot takes is very much not the point. Maya Singer, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025 The pasta is made in-house from flour that’s grown and milled in Pennsylvania from a pre-Revolutionary War grist mill. USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025 There is little doubt that a fishing expedition like this will turn up grist for the online outrage mills — grants to support underwater basketweaving by Native American lesbians and the like. Greg Berman, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025 Upholding this recent high-water mark will be tough, but may the show always seem so effortless under duress, and the nominations relevant enough to give it this much grist. Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grist
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Noun
  • Medals are made from recycled zinc alloy, and ordered in bulk to reduce travel emissions, leftover medals and ribbons are recycled within the U.K. Smart logistics is at the heart of new baggage-free assembly area.
    Claire Poole, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Spigen Life Passport Wallet $35 $30 at Amazon The low-profile Spigen Life passport wallet adds minimal bulk to your pocket while boasting RFID-blocking capabilities and organizational elements.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Alarcon, meanwhile, has been suspended for the first six games of the upcoming season for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Under homeless services, respondents said the greatest need was for more help with substance abuse and mental and behavioral health.
    Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But the once-inconceivable consideration of tax increases underscores the tricky task that Republicans have in meeting competing demands from fiscal hawks, moderates and tax slashers for the ambitious party-line bill — as well as the rise of populist instincts in the party.
    Emily Brooks, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Suddenly, race isn’t a consideration in the celebration of a player who was, for years, excluded from Major League Baseball because of his race.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Pick up a regular post of substance where people can come to learn from you, trust you and be influenced by you on a consistent basis.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Listen to this article San Diego Union-Tribune High School Softball Poll (First-place votes in parentheses; points awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis) Team; Record; Points;Last 1.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Thousands of people participated in a march against Ireland's mass migration policies in the country's capital of Dublin on Saturday.
    Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • On April 17, two people were killed and six others were wounded in a mass shooting at Florida State University.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • When the economy slows, discretionary spending is often punted but staples continue to be bought.
    Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Mac was also a staple of the small screen, especially with the success of his long-running series, The Bernie Mac Show.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Cathie Wood's $1.5 million forecast is fueled by institutional FOMO, not fundamentals.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
  • As for Nvidia, Cramer voiced concerns about how the stock has become hostage to short-term investors who focus on high risk, leveraged ETFs and daily option trades, causing the stock to become divorced from its fundamentals.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Go whole hog on whole grains Hearty and versatile, whole grains — such as barley, brown rice, buckwheat, bulgur, corn, millet, oats, quinoa, rye and whole wheat — contain the entire grain kernel, including the bran, germ and endosperm.
    Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
  • As with most of his career as a conspiracist, RFK is tying together little kernels of truth into a false narrative and then framing it as just asking common-sense.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025

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