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Rapidan

American  
[rap-i-dan] / ˌræp ɪˈdæn /

noun

  1. a river in N Virginia, flowing E from the Blue Ridge Mountains into the Rappahannock River: Civil War battle 1862.


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In essence, decades of market confidence that the U.S. would guarantee the free flow of energy and other commodities from the Persian Gulf has been toppled, said Bob McNally, president of Rapidan Energy Group.

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

The “AI complex” is priced for “optimistic growth and low rates,” the Rapidan team said.

From MarketWatch May 22, 2026

“The door’s open and they’re looking to expand partnerships,” said Scott Modell, chief executive of consulting firm Rapidan Energy in Washington, of the oil industry writ large.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

Rapidan Energy Group says the 20% disruption from “Gulf War III” is more than double the prior record set in 1956-57.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 11, 2026

By daylight the army was all safe across the Rapidan, having marched, or rather run twenty miles; several of the men were unable to keep up and were captured.

From Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers by J. Newton Terrill

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