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Cushing

American  
[koosh-ing] / ˈkʊʃ ɪŋ /

noun

  1. Caleb, 1800–79, U.S. statesman and diplomat.

  2. Harvey (Williams), 1869–1939, U.S. surgeon and author.

  3. Richard James, 1895–1970, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: cardinal 1958–70; archbishop of Boston 1944–70.

Cushing British  
/ ˈkʊʃɪŋ /

noun

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

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Oil stocks at Cushing, Okla., the Nymex delivery hub, were up by 24,000 barrels at 31.5 million barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 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

Oil stocks at Cushing, Okla., the Nymex delivery hub, rose by 881,000 barrels to 24.9 million barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Under Cushing, John studied pituitary syndromes in dogs and mice and contemplated X-ray irradiations of humans.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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