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 Galveston, Texas, a coastal city full of refineries, a mascot named Wally the Turtle regularly teaches schoolchildren about the risk of chemical disasters, Mastrangelo told me.
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Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
That same month the governor ordered lawmakers to return to Sacramento for a special session to debate a bill that would require oil refineries to increase gasoline reserves in an attempt to prevent price spikes at the pump.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
With no refineries in the state, Florida is dependent on waterborne imports.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2024
But there are no pipelines bringing gasoline from refineries on the Gulf Coast or northern states as fuel is moved around much of the rest of the country.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
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Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
That same month the governor ordered lawmakers to return to Sacramento for a special session to debate a bill that would require oil refineries to increase gasoline reserves in an attempt to prevent price spikes at the pump.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
With no refineries in the state, Florida is dependent on waterborne imports.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2024
But there are no pipelines bringing gasoline from refineries on the Gulf Coast or northern states as fuel is moved around much of the rest of the country.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Refinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refinery. Accessed 22 Nov. 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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