Mills
Americannoun
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C(harles) Wright, 1916–62, U.S. sociologist.
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Robert, 1781–1855, U.S. architect and engineer.
noun
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Hayley. born 1946, British actress. Her films include Pollyanna (1960) and The Parent Trap (1961)
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her father, Sir John. 1908–2005, British actor. His films include This Happy Breed (1944), Great Expectations (1946), and Ryan's Daughter (1971)
Example Sentences
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For aluminum rolling companies, automotive sheet has been a growth market and diversification from the slower-growing demand for beverage-can aluminum that has been the mills’ main product for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
Its main wheat storage silos were destroyed in the Beirut port blast in 2020, so its grain reserves lie entirely in private mills’ storage.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023
India needs to allow duty-free imports of cotton as higher raw material prices have reduced textile mills' capacity use, a leading trade body told the government on Wednesday.
From Reuters • Dec. 7, 2022
“We never manufactured or marketed opioids nor did we distribute them to the ‘pill mills’ and internet pharmacies that fueled this crisis,” he said.
From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2022
He says it’s one great secret of the mills’ prosperity—having two shifts.
From The Turn of the Tide The Story of How Margaret Solved Her Problem by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)
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