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The manuscript’s notoriety—as history’s hardest puzzle; as grist for unhinged conspiracies—had for many years scared scholars away.
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Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
Not only do old plastic bottles provide better grist for the production of new plastic bottles—a fact that the soda industry is increasingly keen to take advantage of—but the fashion industry also needs to wrestle with its own leviathan end-of-life problem.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
The fundamental hesitation, however — and grist for plenty of Democratic angst — is whether Harris has a better chance of beating former President Trump than any other potential candidates.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 22 July 2024
Leaks of this sort are grist for the mill of a free press.
—Michael Walzer, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
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Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
Not only do old plastic bottles provide better grist for the production of new plastic bottles—a fact that the soda industry is increasingly keen to take advantage of—but the fashion industry also needs to wrestle with its own leviathan end-of-life problem.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
The fundamental hesitation, however — and grist for plenty of Democratic angst — is whether Harris has a better chance of beating former President Trump than any other potential candidates.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 22 July 2024
Leaks of this sort are grist for the mill of a free press.
—Michael Walzer, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
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“Grist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grist. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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