Cushing

American

[koosh-ing] / ˈkʊʃ ɪŋ /

noun

Caleb, 1800–79, U.S. statesman and diplomat.
Harvey (Williams), 1869–1939, U.S. surgeon and author.
Richard James, 1895–1970, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: cardinal 1958–70; archbishop of Boston 1944–70.

Cushing British

/ ˈkʊʃɪŋ /

noun

Harvey Williams. 1869–1939, US neurosurgeon: identified a pituitary tumour as a cause of the disease named after him

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Films including The Mummy, The Curse of Frankenstein and Dracula became global box-office hits, starring actors including Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Oil stocks at Cushing, Okla., the Nymex delivery hub, fell by 648,000 barrels to 29.1 million barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Oil stocks at Cushing, Okla., the Nymex delivery hub, were up by 117,000 barrels at 26.6 million barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Data released Wednesday from the Energy Information Administration show that U.S. crude inventories at Cushing, where WTI is priced, rose to an 18-month high.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

John Lawrence became interested in radiation medicine through his work with the pioneering neurosurgeon Harvey Williams Cushing at Harvard.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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