crude oil
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of crude oil
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Supply of distillates, which are products refined from crude oil and include diesel, has reached a roughly 20-year low at 102.3 million barrels in Wednesday’s EIA report, Yawger said.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
In other words, it’s reasonable to feel relief once crude oil prices retrace their journey back to where they were before the Iran war began.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
But it noted other headwinds, not least a weakness in crude oil triggering a broader selloff in the commodity sector, and mortgage rates at a four-week high.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Treasury yields move lower, while Brent crude oil slipped to just over $108 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
A gasket blows five thousand feet underwater beneath an oil rig off the coast of Louisiana, sending millions of barrels of crude oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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