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 companies also fear retaliation against exports, higher costs for Canadian crude used in Midwest refineries, and higher costs for steel and other project inputs.
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Ben Geman, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
Irving's 320,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick, exports more than half its finished fuels to the Northeast, the company's website shows.
—Nicole Jao, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Large gold bars are also being pulled out of London to other refineries around the world where they can be melted and refined into kilobars, because the standard bullion stored in London are 400-ounce bars rather than kilobars.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Aerial view of the Pine Bend oil refinery in Rosemount, Minnesota.
—Kyle Younker, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2025
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Ben Geman, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
Irving's 320,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick, exports more than half its finished fuels to the Northeast, the company's website shows.
—Nicole Jao, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Large gold bars are also being pulled out of London to other refineries around the world where they can be melted and refined into kilobars, because the standard bullion stored in London are 400-ounce bars rather than kilobars.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Aerial view of the Pine Bend oil refinery in Rosemount, Minnesota.
—Kyle Younker, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Refinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refinery. Accessed 18 Mar. 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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