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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Andriy Kovalenko, the head of the Counter-Disinformation Center operating as part of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, suggested in a post to Telegram that an attack occurred at a major oil refinery in the Volgograd area.
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David Brennan, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2026
Over 200 workers will be laid off in March at the Bay Area refinery, according to state filings.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Levi’s Stadium was transformed into a labyrinthine sugarcane field, perhaps as a nod to Central San Vicente, the first sugarcane refinery in Puerto Rico, established in 1873 in Bad Bunny’s hometown of Vega Baja.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
That means the reward for further refinement often amounts to only about 2% to 4% markups for refineries.
—Bright Simons, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
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David Brennan, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2026
Over 200 workers will be laid off in March at the Bay Area refinery, according to state filings.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Levi’s Stadium was transformed into a labyrinthine sugarcane field, perhaps as a nod to Central San Vicente, the first sugarcane refinery in Puerto Rico, established in 1873 in Bad Bunny’s hometown of Vega Baja.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
That means the reward for further refinement often amounts to only about 2% to 4% markups for refineries.
—Bright Simons, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Refinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refinery. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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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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