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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Gold Reserve exists today to manage legal claims, and not to operate mines or refineries.
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
It’s then processed and sold to refineries.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
The signature effort in this push is the Nigerian refinery project, built by Aliko Dangote, the continent’s wealthiest man.
—semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Platitudes and rhetoric aside, the truth is California is staring at a near-term gasoline shortfall, driven largely by the pending closure of two refineries, the highest operating costs in the nation and decades of falling in-state production.
—Michael Mische, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
It’s then processed and sold to refineries.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
The signature effort in this push is the Nigerian refinery project, built by Aliko Dangote, the continent’s wealthiest man.
—semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Platitudes and rhetoric aside, the truth is California is staring at a near-term gasoline shortfall, driven largely by the pending closure of two refineries, the highest operating costs in the nation and decades of falling in-state production.
—Michael Mische, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Refinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refinery. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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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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