refinery
noun
re·fin·ery
ri-ˈfī-nə-rē 
-ˈfīn-rē
plural refineries
: a building and equipment for refining or processing something (such as oil or sugar)
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But shortly after Valero announced its plans to close the Benicia refinery, the governor appeared to a take on a more conciliatory tone.
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
Knox said its targeting of two Chinese banks and the Nayara Energy oil refinery in India, partly owned by Russia's Rosneft, showed how Brussels is willing to target China and India to curtail Moscow's access to these markets.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
If data is the new oil, Astronomer provides the refinery.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
But the industry was highly unregulated and chaotic, as hundreds of small-scale, private mines and refineries competed against one another, undercutting each other's profits.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 23 July 2025
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
Knox said its targeting of two Chinese banks and the Nayara Energy oil refinery in India, partly owned by Russia's Rosneft, showed how Brussels is willing to target China and India to curtail Moscow's access to these markets.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
If data is the new oil, Astronomer provides the refinery.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
But the industry was highly unregulated and chaotic, as hundreds of small-scale, private mines and refineries competed against one another, undercutting each other's profits.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for refinery
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refinery
noun
re·fin·ery
ri-ˈfīn-(ə-)rē
plural refineries
: a building and equipment for refining metals, oil, or sugar
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