brent
noun
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brent
1 American
[brent]
/ brɛnt /
noun
plural
brents,plural
brent
Brent
2
American
[brent]
/ brɛnt /
noun
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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.
Brent
British
/ brɛnt /
noun
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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
Benchmark brent crude futures finished higher overnight at $69.67 a barrel, but have dropped more than 3% this week and are down more than 18% from October's three-year high.
From Reuters • Dec. 3, 2021
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
Wyllyam shot so wonderous well, Tyll hys arrowes were all go, And the fyre so fast upon hym fell, That hys bowstryng brent in two.
From Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series by Sidgwick, Frank
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