Example Sentences

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Despite a $30 per barrel rise in oil prices and 25-30% rallies for U.S. refiners, Brent crude has stabilized around $100 per barrel.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Industrial demand has stabilized, with conditions for railroad and trucking companies improving, Sandven said.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

By carefully arranging tiny particles of silver into custom-built structures, they created and stabilized a previously elusive state of matter that had existed only in theoretical models.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

This allowed crews to use water hoses to continue cooling the chemical as it solidified and stabilized, ultimately enabling residents to return home as evacuation orders were phased out on Monday and Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

In 1652, with the political situation seemingly stabilized, Boyle visited Ireland, accompanied by the physician William Petty, to look into his interests in the family estates there.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin