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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In Pascagoula, Mississippi, complaints from residents rolled in to the state’s environmental agency for years as a nearby oil refinery, a shipbuilding plant and other facilities regularly released carcinogens like benzene and nickel, according to emissions reports the facilities sent to the EPA.
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Lisa Song, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025
Oil refineries, wildfire smoke and winter inversions also contribute to the problem.
—Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
In Volgograd, residents reported at least 50 explosions overnight, and almost all were shot down in the area of a local oil refinery.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Coast Guard units also responded in the Carquinez Strait, about 3 miles from the refinery.
—Jose Carlos Fajardo, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2025
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Lisa Song, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025
Oil refineries, wildfire smoke and winter inversions also contribute to the problem.
—Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
In Volgograd, residents reported at least 50 explosions overnight, and almost all were shot down in the area of a local oil refinery.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Coast Guard units also responded in the Carquinez Strait, about 3 miles from the refinery.
—Jose Carlos Fajardo, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Refinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refinery. Accessed 16 Feb. 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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