How to Use Occidental in a Sentence

Occidental

noun
  • This series of six canyons cuts through the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range and is popular for hiking and viewing wildlife.
    Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Grabbed a season-high two rebounds Dec. 2 against Occidental.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2023
  • For guests who want to be entirely removed from the buzzy energy of Cozumel, Occidental Cozumel offers a remote, jungle-meets-sea vibe from its nature preserve perch.
    Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Born in 1960, Rubin was a graduate of Occidental College.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 10 May 2024
  • Microsoft has bet big on carbon removal, making one of the largest purchases yet in July from oil giant Occidental’s carbon removal project in Texas.
    Justine Calma, The Verge, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The company also grew its stake in Occidental Petroleum by almost 9% to about $14.5 million.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Gretchen North, a biology professor at Occidental College, says the variable blossoming date reflects the tree’s non-native status.
    Mark Gozonsky, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
  • Her renovation and expansion within the walls of the old Occidental Petroleum headquarters is without ego.
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Alternatively, investors and firms can form joint ventures to invest in specific projects or entities, as Blackrock is in helping Occidental establish the direct air capture plant.
    Kassia Yanosek, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Some private colleges, including Pomona and Occidental, have discontinued the tradition in recent years.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
  • There’s still so much money to be made in fossil fuels, and indeed, oil companies like Occidental Petroleum are investing heavily in carbon removal technologies like direct air capture, in which machines scrub the air of CO2.
    Matt Simon, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The reasons for Berkshire’s interest are not obvious aside from its existing relationship with Occidental.
    Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 18 June 2024
  • Exxon Mobil and Occidental Petroleum also gained in premarket trading.
    Caitlin McCabe, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Harvard has its ridiculous endowment, Occidental has Hollywood filming location fees.
    Outside Online, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Before long, Schoenberg was working with fellow teachers at Occidental College’s computer science department to develop a machine-learning algorithm that could eventually compose its own original content.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • This series of six canyons cuts through the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range and is popular for hiking and viewing wildlife.
    Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Grabbed a season-high two rebounds Dec. 2 against Occidental.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2023
  • For guests who want to be entirely removed from the buzzy energy of Cozumel, Occidental Cozumel offers a remote, jungle-meets-sea vibe from its nature preserve perch.
    Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Born in 1960, Rubin was a graduate of Occidental College.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 10 May 2024
  • Microsoft has bet big on carbon removal, making one of the largest purchases yet in July from oil giant Occidental’s carbon removal project in Texas.
    Justine Calma, The Verge, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The company also grew its stake in Occidental Petroleum by almost 9% to about $14.5 million.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Gretchen North, a biology professor at Occidental College, says the variable blossoming date reflects the tree’s non-native status.
    Mark Gozonsky, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
  • Her renovation and expansion within the walls of the old Occidental Petroleum headquarters is without ego.
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Alternatively, investors and firms can form joint ventures to invest in specific projects or entities, as Blackrock is in helping Occidental establish the direct air capture plant.
    Kassia Yanosek, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2023
  • There’s still so much money to be made in fossil fuels, and indeed, oil companies like Occidental Petroleum are investing heavily in carbon removal technologies like direct air capture, in which machines scrub the air of CO2.
    Matt Simon, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The reasons for Berkshire’s interest are not obvious aside from its existing relationship with Occidental.
    Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 18 June 2024
  • Exxon Mobil and Occidental Petroleum also gained in premarket trading.
    Caitlin McCabe, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Before long, Schoenberg was working with fellow teachers at Occidental College’s computer science department to develop a machine-learning algorithm that could eventually compose its own original content.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Some private colleges, including Pomona and Occidental, have discontinued the tradition in recent years.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Harvard has its ridiculous endowment, Occidental has Hollywood filming location fees.
    Outside Online, 19 Sep. 2024

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