Cushing
Americannoun
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Caleb, 1800–79, U.S. statesman and diplomat.
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Harvey (Williams), 1869–1939, U.S. surgeon and author.
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Richard James, 1895–1970, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: cardinal 1958–70; archbishop of Boston 1944–70.
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At Cushing, Okla., one of the world’s largest oil-storage facilities, where the U.S. benchmark for oil is set, stocks could fall to levels that complicate operations within the next two months, some analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
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, rose by 3.4 million barrels to 30.9 million barrels.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Cushing introduced John to the systematic discipline required in medical research and, perhaps more crucially, to the idea that the X-rays produced in physics labs could be deployed to treat tumors.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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