crude oil
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of crude oil
First recorded in 1860–65
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—Brent crude oil contracts for September fell 5.8% to $91.16 a barrel, while WTI dropped 5.4% to $84.45.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
There’s also the breakout in WTI crude oil futures above the 50-day moving average.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026
Brent crude oil prices closed above $100 a barrel for the first time in two months on Thursday following the Houthi attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
That helps limit further crude oil prices rises, it argued.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The U.S. customs office was kept busy inspecting oil tankers from the Middle East which supplied crude oil to the refinery at Hess Oil.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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