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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The alleged dumping took place at the company’s Carson refinery, which is expected to close late next year.
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Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
The company also runs a refinery near San Francisco, which contributes roughly 5 percent of California's total refining capacity, according to the state Energy Commission.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
By June 1919 22 wells were being drilled in the area and eight refineries were open or under construction.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Oct. 2024
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.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
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Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
The company also runs a refinery near San Francisco, which contributes roughly 5 percent of California's total refining capacity, according to the state Energy Commission.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
By June 1919 22 wells were being drilled in the area and eight refineries were open or under construction.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Oct. 2024
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.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 1 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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