Cushing
Americannoun
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Caleb, 1800–79, U.S. statesman and diplomat.
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Harvey (Williams), 1869–1939, U.S. surgeon and author.
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Richard James, 1895–1970, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: cardinal 1958–70; archbishop of Boston 1944–70.
noun
Example Sentences
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Oil stocks at Cushing, Okla., the Nymex delivery hub, increased by 80,000 barrels to 22.5 million barrels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
But Josh Cushing, owner of Goldstone Hall Hotel & Gardens in Shropshire, said grass was "remarkably resilient and won't die because of a period of drought".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Oil stocks at Cushing, Okla., the Nymex delivery hub, were down by 674,000 barrels at 19.4 million barrels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Stockpiles are still so low that the central U.S. storage hub in Cushing, Okla., has reached operational limits that would make withdrawing more crude challenging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
As John recalled, Cushing thought this development could be “as important as, if not more important than, Pasteur and bacteriology.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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