brent
1 Americannoun
plural
brents,plural
brentnoun
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Margaret, 1600?–1671?, U.S. colonial landowner, born in England: regarded as an early feminist.
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a borough of Greater London, England.
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a male given name.
noun
Example Sentences
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U.S. benchmark crude oil was at $75.25 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange on Friday, while brent crude, the international standard, was at $78.74 per barrel.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2023
Light crude oil fell by 1.49% during the Asian session to $39.69 a barrel while brent crude slipped 1.25%.
From Reuters • Nov. 10, 2020
A barrel of brent crude oil costs roughly $50 more today than it did back then.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2011
February 5, 2010 2:10 pm Link This article is “overrated”. hahaha! — brent 23.
From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2010
Then he tooke up the Eldridge sworde,145 As hard as any flint; And he tooke off those ringes five, As bright as fyre and brent.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
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