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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Nevada and Arizona get most of their gas from California refineries, and their governors fear creating a large reserve will drive up pump prices in those states, which are both now home to populations of California emigres.
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Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
With the imminent closure of the refinery, who will be in charge of bringing Smilin’ Jack to life is unknown.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
If supply sources such as refineries, ports, and pipeline terminals are further away, then transportation to the point of sale adds to the total price paid at the pump.
—Deena Zaidi, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2024
Once known as the Queen of the West, the city boomed during the nineteenth century, when factories, refineries, and sawmills spread along the banks of the Ohio River; waves of German and Irish immigrants arrived for industrial jobs, as did enslaved Americans who’d fled north from Kentucky.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
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Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
With the imminent closure of the refinery, who will be in charge of bringing Smilin’ Jack to life is unknown.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
If supply sources such as refineries, ports, and pipeline terminals are further away, then transportation to the point of sale adds to the total price paid at the pump.
—Deena Zaidi, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2024
Once known as the Queen of the West, the city boomed during the nineteenth century, when factories, refineries, and sawmills spread along the banks of the Ohio River; waves of German and Irish immigrants arrived for industrial jobs, as did enslaved Americans who’d fled north from Kentucky.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
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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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