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  brent

  noun

  brant.
• Brent
  Brent

  noun

  Margaret, 1600?–1671?, U.S. colonial landowner, born in England: regarded as an early feminist.

brent

¹ American  

[brent] / brɛnt /

noun

• brents,
  plural
• brent
  plural

1. brant.

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Brent ² American  

[brent] / brɛnt /

noun

1. Margaret, 1600?–1671?, U.S. colonial landowner, born in England: regarded as an early feminist.

2. a borough of Greater London, England.

3. a male given name.

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Brent British  

/ brɛnt /

noun

1. a borough of NW Greater London. Pop: 267 800 (2003 est). Area: 44 sq km (17 sq miles)

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Noun Inflected Forms

• brent
  plural
• brents
  plural

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Example Sentences

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brent Brent

By session’s end, brent crude futures were down 2%, to $76.30 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

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

After settling much higher, brent crude LCOc1 was still trading up about 37 cents, or 0.8 percent, at $49.53 per barrel, while U.S.

From Reuters ● Aug. 22, 2016

A barrel of brent crude oil costs roughly $50 more today than it did back then.

From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2011

Wherefore with leave th’ infinitie I’ll sing Of time, Of Space: or without leave; I’m brent With eagre rage, my heart for joy doth spring, And all my spirits move with pleasant trembeling.

From Democritus Platonissans by Henry More

Oil extended last week’s slump, with benchmark Brent crude contracts down 2.1% to trade around $96.30 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Front-month Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, falls 1.4% to $96.99 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Brent Council issued PCNs totalling £1.15m after introducing the scheme outside Manor School in Kensal Rise in November 2024, saying it would improve road safety and the environment.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Brent Council said the signs in place complied with Department for Transport guidelines, but that it had decided to install extra lower-level signs and gateway features to give more clarity to drivers.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Emily Brent lifted out the last egg from the sizzling fat.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

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