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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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Oil stored in the SPR was down by 100,000 barrels at 282.6 million barrels, and oil stocks at Cushing, Okla., the Nymex delivery hub, fell by 624,000 barrels to 27 million barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Oil stocks at Cushing, Okla., the Nymex delivery hub, increased by 987,000 barrels to 27.6 million barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Stocks at the Cushing, Okla., delivery hub rose to 23.7 million barrels from 21.5 million barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Oil stocks at Cushing, Okla., the Nymex delivery hub, increased by 80,000 barrels to 22.5 million barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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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